Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00919:reg:9:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00919
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 9947–13168

onset occurred within 5 years of cessation;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
(25)      being envenomated by a snake belonging to the family Viperidae within the 48 hours before the clinical onset of sick sinus syndrome;
(26)      having atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(27)      having hypertension at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(28)      having ischaemic heart disease at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(29)      having heart failure at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(30)      having rheumatic fever at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(31)      having pericarditis at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(32)      having cardiomyopathy at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(33)      having non-infectious myocarditis at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
Note 1: Non-infectious myocarditis can be acute or chronic.
            Note 2: Non-infectious myocarditis can be of autoimmune, infiltrative or immunological origin. Examples of causes of non-infectious myocarditis include immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy and giant cell myocarditis.
(34)      having viral myocarditis at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
Note 1: Viral myocarditis can be acute or chronic.
            Note 2: Examples of viral causes of myocarditis include severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), human immunodeficiency virus, group B coxsackieviruses and dengue virus.
(35)      having a non-viral infection of the myocardium at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
            Note 1: A non-viral infection of the myocardium can be caused by bacteria, protozoa, fungi or parasites.
Note 2: Examples of non-viral infections of the myocardium include:

               (a)        Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease);
               (b)       Cysticercus species (cysticercosis);
               (c)        Echinococcus species (hydatid disease);
               (d)       Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis); and
               (e)        Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease).
(36)      having infiltration of the myocardium due to an infiltrative disease from the specified list of infiltrative diseases at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
Note: specified list of infiltrative diseases is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(37)      having a benign or malignant neoplasm involving the sinoatrial node before the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
            Note: A neoplasm involving the sinoatrial node can be primary or metastatic. An example of a primary neoplasm involving the sinoatrial node is cardiac lymphoma.
(38)      having a non-neoplastic lesion which compresses the sinoatrial node at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
            Note: Examples of non-neoplastic lesions which compress the sinoatrial node include cardiac tamponade and coronary artery aneurysm.
(39)      having a thyroid condition from the specified list