March 3, 2026

Structural Heart Disease in Aircrew

Key Points

Assessment of structural heart disease is critical for aircrew safety and performance.
The guidelines are based on data from aeromedical and clinical literature, along with expert consensus.
Key findings from NATO Working Groups emphasize the importance of proper cardiomyopathy evaluations.
These recommendations help ensure the health of aircrew, indicating a need for regular monitoring.

Abstract

This paper presents the most current recommendations for assessing aircrew with heart muscle disease and cardiomyopathy with data derived from current aeromedical and clinical literature, as well as the expert consensus of the NATO Working Groups on Occupational Cardiology (HFM WG 251, 316) D'Arcy J, Syburra T, Broekhuizen L, Holdsworth D, Guettler N, Bron D, Manen O, Davenport E. Structural heart disease in aircrew. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2026; 97(2):116-122.

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D'Arcy et al. (Sun,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75c0ac6e9836116a24672 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3357/amhp.6676.2026

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