Common use of Heart Valve Surgery Clause in Contracts

Heart Valve Surgery. The actual undergoing of open-heart surgery to replace or repair heart valve abnormalities. The diagnosis of heart valve abnormality must be supported by cardiac catheterization or echocardiogram and the procedure must be considered medically necessary by a consultant cardiologist.

Heart Valve Surgery. The actual undergoing of open-heart valve surgery to replace or repair one or more heart valve abnormalities(s), as a consequence of defects in, abnormalities of, or disease affected cardiac valve(s). The diagnosis of heart valve abnormality must be evidenced by echocardiogram or supported by cardiac catheterization or echocardiogram catheterization, and the procedure must be considered medically necessary by a consultant cardiologist.cardiologist acceptable to the Company. Catheter based techniques, including but not limited to, balloon valvotomy /valvuloplasty

Heart Valve Surgery. The actual undergoing of Medically Necessary open-heart surgery to replace or repair a heart valve abnormalities. The diagnosis as a consequence of a heart valve abnormality must be supported by cardiac catheterization defect. Balloon or echocardiogram and the procedure must be considered medically necessary by a consultant cardiologistcatheter techniques are excluded.