Air travel in patients suffering from pulmonary hypertension: a prospective, multicentre study

The PEGASUS study is the first multicentric and prospective assessment of the safety of air travel flying in pulmonary hypertension (PH) (NCT03051763). Data of air travel from 60 patients with PH was available. No severe adverse events occurred. Nine patients self-reported mild adverse events during...

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Main Authors: Yogeswaran, Athiththan (Author) , Grimminger, Jan (Author) , Tello, Khodr (Author) , Becker, Lukas (Author) , Seeger, Werner (Author) , Grimminger, Friedrich (Author) , Sommer, Natascha (Author) , Ghofrani, Hossein A. (Author) , Lange, Tobias J. (Author) , Stadler, Stefan (Author) , Olsson, Karen (Author) , Kamp, Jan C. (Author) , Rosenkranz, Stephan (Author) , Gerhardt, Felix (Author) , Milger, Katrin (Author) , Barnikel, Michaela (Author) , Ulrich, Silvia (Author) , Saxer, Stéphanie (Author) , Grünig, Ekkehard (Author) , Harutyunova, Satenik (Author) , Opitz, Christian (Author) , Klose, Hans (Author) , Wilkens, Heinrike (Author) , Halank, Michael (Author) , Heberling, Melanie (Author) , Gall, Henning (Author) , Richter, Manuel J. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: July 2024
In: Pulmonary circulation
Year: 2024, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Pages: 1-6
ISSN:2045-8940
DOI:10.1002/pul2.12397
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12397
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/pul2.12397
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Author Notes:Athiththan Yogeswaran, Jan Grimminger, Khodr Tello, Lukas Becker, Werner Seeger, Friedrich Grimminger, Natascha Sommer, Hossein A. Ghofrani, Tobias J. Lange, Stefan Stadler, Karen Olsson, Jan C. Kamp, Stephan Rosenkranz, Felix Gerhardt, Katrin Milger, Michaela Barnikel, Silvia Ulrich, Stéphanie Saxer, Ekkehard Grünig, Satenik Harutynova, Christian Opitz, Hans Klose, Heinrike Wilkens, Michael Halank, Melanie Heberling, Henning Gall, Manuel J. Richter
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Summary:The PEGASUS study is the first multicentric and prospective assessment of the safety of air travel flying in pulmonary hypertension (PH) (NCT03051763). Data of air travel from 60 patients with PH was available. No severe adverse events occurred. Nine patients self-reported mild adverse events during flight (13%), while after landing, 12 patients reported events (20%). Solely one patient (2%) had an adverse event leading to medical consultation. In patients with PH and World Health Organization functional classes II and III, air travel was safe.
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ISSN:2045-8940
DOI:10.1002/pul2.12397