Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Scuba Diving or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Raja Ben Sassi; Karima Taamallah; Imen Mezoughi; Walid Belhaj Brahim; Zied Hajjej; Hedi Gharsallah

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ajss.20140205.16

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Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Scuba Diving or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Raja Ben Sassi, Karima Taamallah, Imen Mezoughi, Walid Belhaj Brahim, Zied Hajjej, Hedi Gharsallah

Received: 15 September 2014 Accepted: 13 October 2014 Published: 20 October 2014

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Heart rhythm disorders are widely reported as complications of scuba diving but rarely after HBO therapy. We report the case of a professional diver who developed a paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after hyperbaric oxygen therapy as treatment of diving accident. It is a professional diver admitted for the treatment of a cochleovestibular desaturation accident. The initial ECG showed normal sinus rhythm. He received 10 HBO therapy sessions. We discovered a heart rhythm disorder. The ECG showed an atrial fibrillation. Heart rhythm returned to sinus after receiving FLECAIN®. Control ECG after 2 months showed a normal sinus rhythm.

DOI	10.11648/j.ajss.20140205.16
Published in	American Journal of Sports Science (Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014)
Page(s)	138-140
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Atrial Fibrillation - HBO Therapy - Scuba Diving

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Raja Ben Sassi, Karima Taamallah, Imen Mezoughi, Walid Belhaj Brahim, Zied Hajjej, et al. (2014). Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Scuba Diving or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. American Journal of Sports Science, 2(5), 138-140. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajss.20140205.16

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Raja Ben Sassi; Karima Taamallah; Imen Mezoughi; Walid Belhaj Brahim; Zied Hajjej, et al. Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Scuba Diving or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Am. J. Sports Sci. 2014, 2(5), 138-140. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20140205.16

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Raja Ben Sassi, Karima Taamallah, Imen Mezoughi, Walid Belhaj Brahim, Zied Hajjej, et al. Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Scuba Diving or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Am J Sports Sci. 2014;2(5):138-140. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20140205.16

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Raja Ben Sassi

H?pital militaire de Tunis, centre d’oxygénothérapie hyperbare, 1008, Tunis, Tunisie
Karima Taamallah

Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, 1007, Tunis, Tunisie; H?pital militaire de Tunis, service de chirurgie cardiaque, 1008, Tunis, Tunisie
Imen Mezoughi

H?pital militaire de Tunis, centre d’oxygénothérapie hyperbare, 1008, Tunis, Tunisie
Walid Belhaj Brahim

H?pital militaire de Tunis, centre d’oxygénothérapie hyperbare, 1008, Tunis, Tunisie
Zied Hajjej

Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, 1007, Tunis, Tunisie; H?pital militaire de Tunis, service d’anesthésie réanimation, 1008, Tunis, Tunisie
Hedi Gharsallah

Université de Tunis El Manar, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, 1007, Tunis, Tunisie; H?pital militaire de Tunis, centre d’oxygénothérapie hyperbare, 1008, Tunis, Tunisie

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Raja Ben Sassi, Karima Taamallah, Imen Mezoughi, Walid Belhaj Brahim, Zied Hajjej, et al. (2014). Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Scuba Diving or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. American Journal of Sports Science, 2(5), 138-140. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajss.20140205.16

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Raja Ben Sassi; Karima Taamallah; Imen Mezoughi; Walid Belhaj Brahim; Zied Hajjej, et al. Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Scuba Diving or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Am. J. Sports Sci. 2014, 2(5), 138-140. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20140205.16

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Raja Ben Sassi, Karima Taamallah, Imen Mezoughi, Walid Belhaj Brahim, Zied Hajjej, et al. Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Scuba Diving or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. Am J Sports Sci. 2014;2(5):138-140. doi: 10.11648/j.ajss.20140205.16

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