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Tachycardia is a condition that makes your heart beat more than 100 times per minute. There are three types of it: Supraventricular Tachycardia is when the electrical signals in the organ's upper chambers misfire and cause the heart rate ...
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A Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) is a stroke that lasts only a few minutes. It happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is briefly blocked. Aetna Diagnosis or treatment within 1 year = Modified Diagnosis or treatment withi...
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Stroke is a disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain. It is the #5 cause of death and a leading cause of disability in the United States. A Stroke occurs when a blood vessel that carries oxygen and nutrients to the bra...
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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...
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Palpitations make you feel like your heart is beating too hard or too fast, skipping a beat, or fluttering. Aetna Not specifically mentioned Aflac Not specifically mentioned Americo May be eligible for Select 1 or Selec...
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A pacemaker is an implanted battery-powered device used to send signals to your heart in order to make it beat in a regular rhythm. Aetna Placement within 1 year = Modified Placement within 2 years = OK for Std Aflac Placement w...
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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 May b...
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Aetna Within 1 year = Modified Within 2 years = OK for Std Aflac Within 1 year = Modified Within 2 years = OK for Std Americo May be eligible for Select 1 or Select 2 Select 2 at best if also a smoker Living Promise...
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A Heart Murmur is a swishing sound heard when there is turbulent or abnormal blood flow across the heart valve. Most heart murmurs are "innocent," but others are caused by valvular heart disease or cardiomyopathy. Aetna Not specifica...
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Heart Attack The death of heart muscle due to the loss of blood supply, usually caused by a complete blockage of a coronary artery, one of the arteries that supplies blood to the heart muscle. Aetna Diagnosis or treatment within 1 year...