[Acute coronary event revealed by diving-related pulmonary edema.]

E. Gempp (1) , A. Boussuges (1) , R. Poyet (2) , J.-E. Blatteau (1, 2)

1 IMNSSA - Institut de Médecine Navale du Service de Santé des Armées
2 Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Sainte - Anne

We report the case of a 64-year-old healthy male diver who presented an unusual diving-related pulmonary edema induced by a painless myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteriography. We review the related literature and discuss the pathophysiologic mechanisms that would contribute to provoke this myocardial injury during diving.

Domaines: Médecine humaine et pathologie

E. Gempp, A. Boussuges, R. Poyet, J.-E. Blatteau. [Acute coronary event revealed by diving-related pulmonary edema.]. Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angéiologie, 2008, epub ahead of print. ⟨10.1016/j.ancard.2008.05.016⟩. ⟨ssa-00322727⟩