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Hi, Does the repair procedures create a future problem with bacterial endocarditis? I would have thought not, but what is the data? Thanks in advance, Jeff the Darwinian. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendell Grogan" <wgrogan@dc*.ne*> To: "Bruce Sherman" <bruce.s@co*.co*.nz*> Cc: "Techdiver List" <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 8:22 PM Subject: Re: Repairing PFO's > There are non surgical techniques to fix this problem. The procedure is > similar to balloon angioplasty only they put a patch over the hole in > the heart. There are several medical articles specifically about > commercial divers returning to work after this procedure. > Check out the articles in scubadoc. > Wendell G > > > Bruce Sherman wrote: > > > > I read in the last Immersed mag that PFO's can be repaired through > > surgery with good success rates. What are peoples thoughts on Tec > > diving after this surgery - or would you be limited to just shallow > > rec dives. > > > > Cheers > > Chaz > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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