JPAC Joint United Kingdom (UK) Blood Transfusion and Tissue Transplantation Services Professional Advisory Committee

Cardiomyopathy

Obligatory

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

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

Reason for Change

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

Update Information

This entry was last updated in
TDSG-LD Edition 203, Release 27