Obligatory | 1. Must not donate if:
a) Symptomatic or requires treatment
b) The donor is undergoing investigation
c) The donor has a history of an arrhythmia (eg Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, Supraventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Tachycardia) even if their symptoms have now settled.
2. In other cases:
Refer to a 'Designated Clinical Support Officer'.
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Discretionary | 1. Donors with a previous history of an arrhythmia triggered by a non-cardiac medical condition which has now been treated (eg thyrotoxicosis), refer to a DCSO.
2. Donors who have been treated by ablation therapy for Supraventricular Tachycardia caused by either AVNRT (Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia) or Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrome), and
- it is at least six months since successful ablation therapy, and
- the donor does not require regular or ‘as required’ medication for their SVT, and
- there is no other associated heart disease, and
- the donor has been discharged from follow up,
accept.
3. Donors with a history of palpitations where the donor has been assessed clinically and a cardiac cause has been excluded, see the entry for ‘Palpitations’.
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