Scuba diving patent foramen ovale and heart rhythm disturbances: The role of underwater Holter monitoring—Case report

摘要

Patent foramen ovale ( ) is thought to be a risk factor for decompression illness ( ). Catheter‐based closure procedure reduces the risk of in selected scuba divers with . Major complication of invasive approach are rare, minor, especially heart rhythm disturbances are reported relatively often. We describe a case of 41‐year‐old diver, who underwent closure due to recurrent events. Afterward, he experienced no symptoms; however, he complained about feeling of the heart beating during a submersion. Arrhythmia should be considered as a life‐threatening for scuba diver, thus we performed underwater monitoring and exclude the arrhythmia.