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Can i fly if i have pericarditis?

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Dr. Louis Grenzer answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Yes: Assuming that you mean in an airplane, (jk) whether you can fly depends on whether the pericarditis is stable. If you had developed a large pericardial effusion, (fluid around the heart) for instance, you might not be stable to fly or even to leave a hospital. But if you just have benign pericarditis with a little chest pain, you could be stable.

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

As passenger: Preferably after diagnosis, and treatment.

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