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ArticleEuropean heart journal. Case reports2024

Sudden cardiac death during scuba diving: a case report of a patient with unknown hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Marco Di Paolo, Eleonora Mezzetti, Matteo Leoni, Andrea Scatena, Claudio Passino

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Article in European heart journal. Case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Marco Di PaoloDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 55, 56100 Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3595-4723
Eleonora MezzettiDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 55, 56100 Pisa, Italy.
Matteo LeoniDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 55, 56100 Pisa, Italy.
Andrea ScatenaDepartment of Surgical Pathology, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area, Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Pisa, Via Roma 55, 56100 Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8727-9769
Claudio PassinoInterdisciplinary Center for Health Sciences, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0723-4753

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Abstract

Background: Scuba diving is a recreational activity usually considered at low impact on cardiovascular system. However, when diving, increased ambient pressure exerts several effects on the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems, mainly due to redistribution of peripheral blood into the central circulation. This phenomenon, also known as blood shift, may produce a significant overload on a non-healthy heart. Case summary: We present the case of a female patient who experienced sudden cardiac death during scuba diving: post-mortem cardiac magnetic resonance and autopsy revealed that the patient was affected by previously unknown hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Discussion: Diving exposes the body to significant physiological changes that may overstress a diseased heart. This case suggests the need for some cardiovascular exams, such as an echocardiogram or, at least, an electrocardiogram, for screening cardiovascular abnormalities in subjects who wish to practice scuba diving.

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Case reportHypertrophic cardiomyopathyScuba divingSudden death

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PMCPMC11091920

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