Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00276:reg:9:p5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00276
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 5/6)
Character Range: 15831–18584

worsening of heart block;
            Note 1: Examples of thoracic surgical procedures include vascular, mediastinal, pulmonary and chest wall surgery.
Note 2: Examples of invasive cardiac procedures include:
               (a)        alcohol septal ablation;
               (b)       catheter ablation of arrhythmias;
               (c)        open heart surgery; and
               (d)       transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
(51)      experiencing a blunt chest injury within the 60 days before the clinical worsening of heart block;
Note: blunt chest injury is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(52)      having a heart transplant before the clinical worsening of heart block;
(53)      having a bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant within the 24 hours before the clinical worsening of heart block;
(54)      having graft versus host disease after a bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
(55)      undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation for cancer, where the heart was in the field of radiation, before the clinical worsening of heart block;
(56)      undertaking strenuous physical activity greater than 6 METs for an average of at least 10 hours per week for a continuous period of at least the 5 years before the clinical worsening of heart block;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(57)      being envenomated by a scorpion or snake within the 24 hours before the clinical worsening of heart block;
(58)      having diabetes mellitus at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
(59)      having hypertension before the clinical worsening of heart block;
(60)      having obstructive sleep apnoea at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
(61)      having smoked cannabis products within the 7 days before the clinical worsening of heart block;
(62)      binge drinking within the 2 days before the clinical worsening of heart block;
Note: binge drinking is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(63)      having a thyroid condition from the specified list of thyroid conditions at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
Note: specified list of thyroid conditions is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(64)      having an autoimmune disease from the specified list of autoimmune diseases at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
Note: specified list of autoimmune diseases is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(65)      having acute rheumatic fever at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
(66)      having rheumatic heart disease at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
(67)      inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for heart block.