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Old 29th Aug 2003, 05:43
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The rules in Aus for Aortic valve replacement are:

Corrected Aortic Stenosis
Class 1, 2 and 3 Medical Certificates

On diagnosis of the condition, inform CASA Aviation Medicine Section and advise applicant not to exercise the privileges of his/her licence until investigations have been completed and results assessed as satisfactory by CASA.

Recertification

Investigations required for recertification are:
 Routine aviation medical examination
 Cardiologist’s assessment
 ECG
 Doppler echocardiogram
 Chest X-ray.

If all of the investigations and the cardiologist’s reports are satisfactory, the applicant may be recertificated for a period of 12 months.

Where a tissue (pig) valve is used and there is no requirement for anticoagulation, medical certification may be unrestricted.

Where a mechanical valve is used, the applicant is to have evidence of clinically satisfactory well-controlled anticoagulation, and Class 1 medical certification will be restricted to multi-crew operations.

Subsequent Review
Class 1, 2 and 3 all require annual review by a cardiologist.

Hopes this helps a bit. Even a mechanical valve is not grounding, but may be restrictive depending on what type of flying you do.

Cheers,

ausdoc
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