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YOU'VE WORKED HARD AND INVESTED A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND MONEY TO BECOME

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TIPS FROM PPS

BY GARY CRUMP

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THE CAROTID ARTERIES ARE MAJOR VESSELS THAT

AOPA PILOT INFORMATION
CENTER HOURS

Do you have questions or need
information about an aviation topic?
Access the team of aviation experts in
our Pilot Information Center during our
convenient weekday hours. Call
800-USA-AOPA (872-2672) Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. until
6 p.m. Eastern time, with your
questions and our staff will be
happy to assist you.

Visit the website (aopa.org/
membership) to learn more about the
benefits of AOPA membership.

GET AN EARLY
DIAGNOSIS
CAROTID ARTERY
DISEASE RISK
AND PREVENTION

deliver blood to the brain, so they are important conduits to keep open to maintain the free flow of oxygen
and nutrient-rich blood to our cranium-encapsulated
supercomputers.
From the aeromedical certification perspective, the
FAA looks favorably on effective treatment for carotid
artery disease if the diagnosis is made early. In fact, a high
percentage of blockage in the coronary arteries is allowed
for medical certification if the person is asymptomatic
and is being appropriately treated and followed.
Unlike coronary artery disease where a higher percentage of blockage elevates the risk for incapacitation,
carotid artery circulation involves the common carotid
artery that divides into the external and internal carotids.
This redundancy allows for less risk of an incapacitating
event, so the FAA is somewhat more lenient when it evaluates carotid artery disease that involves more than 50 to
60 percent blockage.
GARY CRUMP is senior director of the AOPA Pilot Information

Center medical certification section.
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