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If someone has a hole in their heart, what kinds of things can they not do?
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Scuba dive: The main thing we advise people if they have an ASD or VSD but are otherwise without symptoms is that they should not scuba dive. This is because when coming up, any air in the venous side of the body could go the arterial side and cause a stroke.
Answered 2/12/2015
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