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A female asked:
Is it dangerous to travel to high elevation.10000 if have atrial fib and hi b.p. well controlled?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Marvin Ottanswered
Emergency Medicine 21 years experience
Not necessarily: Traveling to 10000 feet should be OK. See your doctor before you go, because they may want to prescribe you Diamox (acetazolamide) to prevent altitude sickness. Hope this helps!
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Dr. Harinder Gillanswered
Cardiology 40 years experience
Altitude: Altitude sickness can be severe unless appropriately acclimatized,Hypertension and AF if controlled are not specific contraindications to higher altitude travel
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Last updated Aug 29, 2014
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