DI_Guy
Contributor
Hello Folks:
Sadly, my diving days seem to be over. I am a 56 yr male, and in December 2006, I had some very minor chest discomfort. Just enough that I decided to get checked out. I had a cardiac angiogram and low and behold I had a 90% stenosis of the left main coronary artery and a pretty bad LAD coronary artery. I ended up having a triple bypass ( CABG ) operation. One of the bypasses failed after two months of rehab so I ended up having three cypher stents put in the LM and the LAD. I am in good physical shape, non-smoker, BMI of 25, not diabetic.
I have recovered from the surgery and the stent placements and did not dive at all through 2007. I was hoping to get the OK to dive again because diving is my passion.
I think I should give up on that idea. I guess it's not worth the risk. I am worried that the stents might compress at the pressures experienced at 100 ft depth.
Any of the Cadiologists on the board have any information on how stents are affected by the pressure at depth ?
Sadly, my diving days seem to be over. I am a 56 yr male, and in December 2006, I had some very minor chest discomfort. Just enough that I decided to get checked out. I had a cardiac angiogram and low and behold I had a 90% stenosis of the left main coronary artery and a pretty bad LAD coronary artery. I ended up having a triple bypass ( CABG ) operation. One of the bypasses failed after two months of rehab so I ended up having three cypher stents put in the LM and the LAD. I am in good physical shape, non-smoker, BMI of 25, not diabetic.
I have recovered from the surgery and the stent placements and did not dive at all through 2007. I was hoping to get the OK to dive again because diving is my passion.
I think I should give up on that idea. I guess it's not worth the risk. I am worried that the stents might compress at the pressures experienced at 100 ft depth.
Any of the Cadiologists on the board have any information on how stents are affected by the pressure at depth ?