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can i go Skydiving with First-degree AV block?

during the last physical exam I had ECG done which showed first-degree AV block. the reason was supposedly my insomnia which lasted for a couple of moths on and off, and has improved lately. I am overall in great health, physically active, and do not experience any worrisome symptoms. I am 29 years old.
I would like to know whether tandem skydiving may present any danger given this condition. thank you!
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thank you so much for responding!
it took me a little while to obtain a copy of my ECG (it was made in Russia where i'm from), i have a picture of it but don't seem to be able to attach it here. I did not find PR intervals on it exactly, so here's what i see:

QRS: 100ms
QT/QTcB: 410/440 ms
PQ: 204 ms
P: 100 ms
RR/PP: 870/875 ms
P/QRS/T: 75/90/40 degree (?)
QTD/QTcBD: 48/51 ms
Sokolow: 2.1 mB
NK; 9

i hope this is helpful!
please let me know what you think

thank you!!

Maria
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Do you know what your PR interval is and do you have symptoms?  FAA is very strict on pilots with the condition if  it is symptomatic.  It depends on PR interval if they are not symptomatic.  Since you are going tandem, that has added safety in case of your fainting.
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thank you so much for responding!
it took me a little while to obtain a copy of my ECG (it was made in Russia where i'm from), i have a picture of it but don't seem to be able to attach it here. I did not find PR intervals on it exactly, so here's what i see:

QRS: 100ms
QT/QTcB: 410/440 ms
PQ: 204 ms
P: 100 ms
RR/PP: 870/875 ms
P/QRS/T: 75/90/40 degree (?)
QTD/QTcBD: 48/51 ms
Sokolow: 2.1 mB
NK; 9

i hope this is helpful!
please let me know what you think

thank you!!

Maria
and to answer your question about symptoms, i feel like i do get some shortness of breath every now and then / forget to breath kind of feeling, at times accompanied with a little bit of chest pressure, but besides that i feel fine!
PQ is the number you are interested in and chart shows 204 ms.  Normal range is 120-200 ms so you are barely into the warning zone.  I won't worry about it since you are going tandem.  You may want to check it again in six months to see if it gets back into normal range.  Important thing is not be stressed about it and get your insomnia corrected.
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