Flying with Ventricular Tachycardia?

About 2 months ago my father was diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia and is scheduled to have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator put in next month. 12 of us are leaving this tuesday for my wedding in the bahamas (planned 6 months ago), which the doctor knew. I understand things could be much worse, but my father has had a real time of it with this. Any small physical exertion has left him completely breathless, he can't sleep, etc. It was suggested last night that he not fly. With his erractic racing heart beat and the lack of oxygen on the plane, this could be putting him in a very compromising situation. I am willing to change, alter, modify whatever I need to in order to have my parents at my wedding but my father is insistent that I change nothing and he is going. Does anyone have this condition, and has anyone flown with it? I can't find anything on flying and Ventricular Tachycardia on the internet.

The emotional roller coaster of the wedding will be more dangerous to him than the flight. I have a defribrillator implanted and I fly at least 2x a month. Have the doctor prescribe Nitro-glycerin.

I have ventricular tachycardia. Just after it was diagnosed, I did not fly because I had not been on the medication my doctor prescribed long enough, but after about 6 months and with my doctor's approval, I started flying again and have had not problems. My condition did not call for the defibrillator implant.

Tachycardia is a fast heart beat, this dose not mean it runs fast all the time and is quiet common, if he has had a super V tach attack I would probly be more conserned. If you have a question if he can fly ask him to ask his Dr. and maby the Dr. will do a stress test to confirm that he is able to fly.

Avoid any excitement which trigger the the attack;VT.Fly is one of this.Before the VT under control(by medicines or install emergency device;defibrillator or ablation operation) should not fly.VT is one of most daugous cardiac arrhythmia because once happen it could develop to VF(ventricle fib.) and end up cardiac arrest and dead.He already has symptoms of acute attack of VT.(SOB) should not take chance.I just wonder why his doctor not put him in some kind of medicine at this time to prevent this attack.Then he can attend your wedding.Talk to his doctor time may still enough.

It sounds like your father is pretty unstable. Breathless, can't sleep .....You need to call his Cardiologist and ask if it would be OK for him to fly. A hop from Florida could be a different issue than a flight from Anchorage.

It's OK to fly with a defibrillator. If he's not doing well, it might not be wise. There will be some exertion involved. Call the Cardiologist.