title: Myocardial infarction occurring at the conclusion of centrifuge training in a 37-year-old aviator.
abstract: In September 1988, the U.S. Air Force instituted routine centrifuge training for aircrew involved in high performance, high G aircraft. As of June 1991, 6,078 aircrew members have been trained. This report documents an anterolateral myocardial infarction that occurred in a 37-year-old pilot immediately after his centrifuge training profile. The individual had a history of elevated lipids and smoking, and was on a waiver from the USAF for Flying Class II duties for hyperlipidemia treated with cholestyramine.
authors.affiliation: Aerospace Medicine Department, Medical Group, Luke AFB, AZ.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Cayce
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Zerull
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002498:Centrifugation; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013026:Space Flight; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D014893:Weightlessness
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol