Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00920:reg:9:p2
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Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 7160–10442

resulted in hypothyroidism, at the time of the clinical onset of sick sinus syndrome;
(14)      having a thoracic surgical procedure or an invasive cardiac procedure within the 1 year before the clinical onset of sick sinus syndrome;
             Note 1: Examples of thoracic surgical procedures include vascular, mediastinal, pulmonary and chest wall surgery.
Note 2: Examples of invasive cardiac procedures include:

               (a)        catheter ablation of arrhythmias;
               (b)       open heart surgery; and
               (c)        transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
(15)      having a heart transplant before the clinical onset of sick sinus syndrome;
(16)      having a surgical procedure involving general or regional anaesthesia within the 30 days before the clinical onset of sick sinus syndrome;
(17)      experiencing penetrating trauma to the heart within the 3 months before the clinical onset of sick sinus syndrome;
(18)      taking a drug from the specified list of drugs within the 30 days before the clinical onset of sick sinus syndrome;
Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(19)      having atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(20)      having hypertension at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(21)      having ischaemic heart disease at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(22)      having heart failure at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(23)      having rheumatic fever at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(24)      having pericarditis at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(25)      having cardiomyopathy at the time of the clinical worsening of sick sinus syndrome;
(26)      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.
(27)      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.
(28)      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).
(29)      having a benign or malignant neoplasm involving the sinoatrial