Military jet pilots have higher p-wave dispersions compared to the transport aircraft aircrew

Objectives: For the purpose of flight safety military aircrew must be healthy. P-wave dispersion (PWD) is the p-wave length difference in an electrocardiographic (ECG) examination and represents the risk of developing atrial fibrillation. In the study we aimed at investigating PWD in healthy militar...

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Main Authors: Mustafa Çakar, Süleyman Metin, Şevket Balta, Cengiz Öztürk, Sait Demirkol, Tolga Çakmak, Satılmış İnal, Turgay Çelik, Atilla İyisoy, Murat Ünlü, Ahmet Şen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine 2016-08-01
Series:International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
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Online Access:http://ijomeh.eu/Military-jet-pilots-have-higher-p-wave-ndispersions-compared-to-the-transport-aircraft-aircrew,59002,0,2.html