%0 Case Reports
%T Active-Duty Sailor Develops PFO-Associated Decompression Sickness: Do Occupational Divers Warrant Alternative Cardiac Screening Standards?
%A Phillips TC
%A Johnson WR
%A Rao NL
%A Murphy CE
%A Gallagher RM
%A Waters SN
%J J Am Coll Cardiol
%V 84
%N 7
%D 2024 Aug 13
%M 39111976
%F 27.203
%R 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.06.010
%X We report a case of an active-duty diver who developed severe decompression sickness with concomitant patent foramen ovale that was successfully closed contrary to standard guideline recommendations. This case should prompt evaluation of the role of cardiac screening in occupational divers, including tactical athletes, relative to recreational divers.