Heart, vascular or lung illness
Heart, vascular or lung illness means any illness related to the heart, blood and blood vessels and respiratory system, including, but not limited to:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Aneurysm
- Angina
- Arrhythmia
- Asthma
- Atrial fibrillation
- Bronchitis
- Cardiac valve disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Carotid artery stenosis/dissection
- Chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD/COPD)
- Congenital heart disease
- Coronary artery disease
- Emphysema
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- High blood pressure (Hypertension)
- High cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia)
- Ischaemic heart disease
- Pleural effusion
- Pulmonary embolus
- Rheumatoid lung disease
- Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident/CVA)
- TIA (Transient Ischaemic Attack/Mini-stroke)
- Tuberculosis
If you are unsure whether you have any such Illnesses, please email us at info@scti.co.nz.