Cardiomyopathy

1. Eyes:
Must not donate if:
a) Associated with extraocular muscle paresis, e.g. Kearns-Sayre Syndrome.

b) Not recovered from infective causes.

2. Other Tissues:
Must not donate if:
a) Not recovered from infective causes.

b) cardiomyopathy secondary to an infiltrative process e.g. amyloidosis, sarcoidosis.

The entry has been changed to make it clear that cardiomyopathy is not an absolute contraindication to donation of cardiovascular tissues.