An abnormality of cardiac electrical activity, most commonly diagnosed by electrocardiography.
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Donor
Where possible, particularly at CT-stage and work-up, advice from a cardiologist should be sought.
Benign atrial or ventricular ectopics (extrasystoles)
Sinus tachycardia/bradycardia acceptable, but inform anaesthetist at work-up if for bone marrow harvest.
Beta-blockers prescribed for benign ectopics or sinus tachycardia are acceptable.
Supraventricular tachycardias (SVT), including atrial fibrillation/flutter, may be acceptable if successfully treated with catheter ablation and off rate/rhythm-control medications (such as beta-blockers) for at least one year.
Right bundle branch block in the absence of any other abnormality
First degree heart may be acceptable at work-up at the discretion of the assessing physician.
Uncorrected atrial fibrillation/flutter
Any history of ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation
Wolff-Parkinson-White/Lown-Ganong-Levine syndromes unacceptable unless treated with catheter ablation, and no ECG evidence of accessory pathways.
Second (Mobitz type 1, 2 or Wenkebach) or third degree heart block
All pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD)
Left bundle branch block
Long-QT syndrome, Brugada syndrome or any other known cause of sudden cardiac death
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One member of the review committee the acceptability of donors with a history of supraventricular tachycardia treated with catheter ablation and off rate-control medication for one year.