Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00277:reg:9:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00277
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 3/5)
Character Range: 9981–13241

autoimmune diseases is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(26)      having acute rheumatic fever at the time of the clinical onset of heart block;
(27)      having rheumatic heart disease at the time of the clinical onset of heart block;
(28)      having ischaemic heart disease at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
(29)      having pulmonary thromboembolism within the 7 days before the clinical worsening of heart block;
(30)      having infiltration of the myocardium due to amyloidosis or sarcoidosis at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
(31)      having cardiomyopathy at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
(32)      having a benign or malignant neoplasm involving the heart before the clinical worsening of heart block;
            Note: A neoplasm involving the heart can be primary or metastatic. An example of a primary neoplasm involving the heart is cardiac lymphoma.
(33)      having a lesion which compresses the atrioventricular node, bundle of His or the bundle branches of the heart at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
            Note: Examples of lesions which can compress the atrioventricular node, bundle of His or the bundle branches of the heart include a paraoeseophageal hiatus hernia, a thoracic aortic aneurysm and a haematoma.
(34)      having non-infectious myocarditis at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
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.
(35)      having viral myocarditis at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
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.
(36)      having a non-viral infection of the myocardium at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
             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)       Corynebacterium diphtheriae (diphtheria);
               (c)        Cysticercus species (cysticercosis);
               (d)       Echinococcus species (hydatid disease);
               (e)        Treponema pallidum (tertiary syphilis);
               (f)        Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease); and
               (g)       Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis).
(37)      having infective endocarditis at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
(38)      having a mineral or electrolyte abnormality from the specified list of mineral or electrolyte abnormalities at the time of the clinical worsening of heart block;
            Note: Note: specified list of mineral or electrolyte abnormalities is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(39)      taking a drug from the specified list of drugs within the