Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00277:reg:9:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00277
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9 (pt 2/5)
Character Range: 7243–10223

or electrolyte abnormalities at the time of the clinical onset of heart block;
            Note: specified list of mineral or electrolyte abnormalities is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(12)      taking a drug from the specified list of drugs within the 3 weeks before the clinical onset of heart block;
Note: specified list of drugs is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(13)      taking chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine for at least 1 year before the clinical onset of heart block;
(14)      having ingested a plant containing cardiac glycosides within the 7 days before the clinical onset of heart block;
            Note: Examples of plants containing cardiac glycosides include the pong-pong tree (Cerbera odollam) and foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).
(15)      experiencing penetrating trauma to the heart within the 1 year before the clinical onset of heart block;
(16)      having a thoracic surgical procedure or an invasive cardiac procedure within the 1 year before the clinical onset 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.
(17)      experiencing a blunt chest injury within the 60 days before the clinical onset of heart block;
Note: blunt chest injury is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(18)      having a heart transplant before the clinical onset of heart block;
(19)      having a bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant within the 24 hours before the clinical onset of heart block;
(20)      having graft versus host disease after a bone marrow transplant or stem cell transplant at the time of the clinical onset of heart block;
(21)      undergoing a course of therapeutic radiation for cancer, where the heart was in the field of radiation, before the clinical onset of heart block;
(22)      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 onset of heart block;
Note: MET is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
(23)      having diabetes mellitus at the time of the clinical onset of heart block;
(24)      having hypertension with left ventricular hypertrophy before the clinical onset of heart block;
(25)      having an autoimmune disease from the specified list of autoimmune diseases at the time of the clinical onset of heart block;
Note: specified list of 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;