87turbo911

I was wondering if any of you DEers, racers, and/or autocrossers are also Cardiologists or in another relevant field. If so, I have a question or two for you related to those activities and certain heart-related conditions.

If so are are willing/able to answer questions, please respond here or message me!

If this request is inappropriate for this forum, please let me know via message before closing it or sending it to the abyss or whatever.

thanks!

tkerrmd

Sure email me...... tkerrmd@aol.com I will try to help ya!

mdrums

^^^ you got the best right there!

SoClose

If you need something regarding Club Racing official policy, I may be able to help- I'm on the Medical Committee.
An anesthesiologist, but maybe can help if Tom can't.

Gofishracing

Rennlist is awesome

87turbo911

Thanks for the responses! It's less about "the rules" and more about safety.

I'd like very much to get back into (or begin in some cases) participating in motorsports but won't if it poses the wrong kind of risk for myself and others.

Thanks again!

linzman

FWIW, just another anesthesiologist's opinion, but your primary cardiologist that knows you best and has the results of all your appropriate studies is the best person to make such a determination. You can read all the info you want online, and can find someone to give you just about any opinion you want, but ultimately, it comes down to what your "conditions" are, what the studies show, what the risk of an "event" is based on that info, and then a frank discussion of whether those risks are worth it in the face of potential harm to you, or others. There are just too many variables to make a general statement of what's safe and what's not.