#11421. Cardiovascular screening for pilots, aircrew, and high performance & spaceflight passengers
August 2026 | publication date |
Proposal available till | 19-05-2025 |
4 total number of authors per manuscript | 0 $ |
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Journal’s subject area: |
Aerospace Engineering;
Radiation;
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging;
Human Factors and Ergonomics;
Medicine (miscellaneous); |
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Abstract:
Heart disease is the #1 cause of disease-related death in pilots & astronauts in the world and coronary artery disease (CAD) is found in 85% of pilot autopsies after fatal accidents [1–3]. When including passengers, emergency landings, to include airport diversion, occur in 1 out of every 604 flights at an average cost of $38,000 and are most commonly caused by cardiovascular processes including myocardial infarction and syncope [4]. Medical flying standards in aviators with coronary artery disease (CAD) are well established by the United States Air Force and other military branches such as the Army, Navy, and Coast Guard as well as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and United States NATO allies. In this article, the authors propose an evidence-based CAD screening algorithm based on published literature from 70 years of aircrew specific cardiac data gathered from nearly 1.3 million studies performed on over 300,000 aircrew. Given the advancement of space flight and the commencement of high performance recreational flight opportunities, there is a new era of passengers that will need baseline medical screening and clearance prior to embarking on their adventures.
Keywords:
Calcium scoring; Cardiovascular screening; Heart disease; Spaceflight passenger screening; Stress test
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