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  1. Stents

    A Stent is a tubular support placed temporarily inside a blood vessel, canal, or duct to aid healing or relieve an obstruction. Aetna Placement within 1 year = Modified Placement within 2 years = OK for Std Aflac Placement with...
  2. Angioplasty

    Angioplasty (also called Balloon Angioplasty)   If you have coronary artery disease, the arteries of your heart are narrowed or blocked by a sticky material called plaque.  Angioplasty is a procedure to restore blood flow through the artery. ...
  3. Melanoma

    Melanoma,  also known as Malignant Melanoma,  is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-containing cells knows as melanocytes.  Melanomas typically occur in the skin, but may rarely occur in the mouth, intestines or eye. Aetna ...
  4. Brain Tumor (not cancer)

    Aetna Diagnosis or treatment within 1 year = Modified Diagnosis or treatment within 2 years = OK for Std Aflac Diagnosis or treatment within 1 year = Modified Diagnosis or treatment within 2 years = OK for Std Americo Decli...
  5. COPD

    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible.  The more familiar terms "chronic bronchitis" and "emphysema" ...
  6. Emphysema

    Emphysema is a type of COPD involving damage to the air sacs in the lungs.  As a result, your body does not get the oxygen it needs making it hard to catch your breath.  You may also have a chronic cough and have trouble breathing during exercis...
  7. Liver Failure

    Aetna If diagnosed, treated or advised to have treatment within the past 2 years, Modified only Aflac If diagnosed, treated or advised to have treatment within the past 2 years, Modified only Americo Decline Living Pro...
  8. Muscular Dystrophy

    Muscular Dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass.  Abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle. Aetna Decline Aflac Decline ...
  9. Cardiomyopathy

    Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for your heart to pump blood to the rest of your body. Aetna Diagnosis or treatment within 1 year = Modified Diagnosis or treatment within 2 years = OK for Std Af...
  10. Defibrillator

    Defibrillators are    devices that restore a normal heartbeat by sending an electric pulse or shock to the heart.  They are used to prevent or correct an arrhythmia, a heartbeat that is uneven or that is too slow or too fast. Aetna Pl...