Unfortunately, you will not be able to join the register if you have any of the following condition (please see below);
Medical Exclusions
- Angina
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Any clinically significant valvular disease (either by symptoms or echocardiography)
- Any congenital valvular stenosis other than biscuspid aortic valve
- Any valve defect requiring ongoing clinical care or medication, or which causes any restriction in activities of daily living
- Any valve replacement or balloon valvuloplasty
- Cancer
- Cerebrovascular disease (including Stroke)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Current alcohol use disorder
- Current Hep B or C infection
- Diabetes
- Fibromyalgia
- Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker diseases
- Goodpasture syndrome
- Had a major transplant
- History of alcoholic liver disease or cardiomyopathy
- History of Babesiosis
- History of Chagas’ disease
- History of Hepatitis C Infection
- HIV
- HTLV
- Inflammatory arthritis (including rheumatoid arthritis)
- Ischaemic heart disease (IHD)
- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Myocardial infarction (MI) / Heart attack
- Scleroderma/CREST
- Severe Allergy to Anaesthetic Agent and/or Latex
- Severe G6PD deficiency
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Thalassaemia major or intermediate
- Tuberculosis (treated within the past 2 years)
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis