NOTES

Individuals with circulatory disorders are especially subject to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disturbance resulting from sudden haemodynamic alterations for which they are unable to provide rapid compensation. Donors with a valve lesion who have been told to take antibiotics whenever dental treatment is carried out may be liable to Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis (SBE) as a result of infection of the venepuncture site. Isolated DVT (excluding axillary vein thrombosis) and pulmonary embolus with specific cause, is not in itself an exclusion, provided there has been a complete recovery and the donor is off all anticoagulant therapy for a minimum of 7 days

ACCEPT:

• Donors with asymptomatic mitral valve prolapse
• A donor who had a murmur as a child once no residual effects and not under the care of a cardiologist as an adult

DEFER:

• Donor suffering from angina, repeated thrombophlebitis, thrombosis, valvular lesion, or susceptible to SBE

 PERMANENTLY EXCLUDE:

• Donors who have cardiomyopathy
• Donors who have Right or Left Bundle Branch Block (RBBB or LBBB)
• Donors who have had one or more stents
• Donors who have a pacemaker inserted
• Donors who have a defibrillator inserted

SEE IF RELEVANT

• ARRHYTHMIAS