American College of Cardiology

Cardiovascular Problems Associated With Aviation Safety
April 25-26, 1975
Published: Oct 1975 American Journal of Cardiology

In 1975, there had been a significant increase in the magnitude of stress in all phases of civilian and military aviation. Therefore, it was appropriate that this Conference readdress cardiovascular problems in aviation safety, particularly since an abundance of new information had been accumulated in the last ten years (First Bethesda Conference held in November 1965 addressed "Standards of Physical Fitness of Aircrew").

This Conference convened to identify causes, clinical course and possible risk of cardiovascular disease in aviation medicine. The Conference confined its conclusions to the scientific facts to protect pilots, passengers and civilian population from potential hazards of in-flight cardiovascular accidents.

Eight Task Forces addressed the following topics: 1) Identification of Ischemic Heart Disease; 2) Recommendations for Subjects With Ischemic Heart Disease; 3) Recommendations for Postoperative Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease; 4) Cerebral Vascular Disease, Venous and Arterial Thrombosis, 5) Hypertension; 6) Valvular Heart Disease; 7) Congenital Heart Disease; 8) Myocardial-Pericardial Disease; and 9) Arrhythmias.

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