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StudyEligibilityCriteria: Eligibility Criteria for Bariatric Surgery Randomized Trial (Diabetes Surgery Study) (id = "example-eligibility-criteria-diabetes-surgery")

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  <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative: EvidenceVariable</b> <a name="example-eligibility-criteria-diabetes-surgery"> </a> </p> <div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border:
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           </p> </div> <p> <b> identifier</b> : FEvIR Object Identifier: 32120</p> <p> <b> name</b> : StudyEligibilityCriteriaEligibilityCriteriaForBariatricSurgeryRandomizedTrialDiabetesSurger
        yStudy</p> <p> <b> title</b> : StudyEligibilityCriteria: Eligibility Criteria for Bariatric Surgery Randomized
         Trial (Diabetes Surgery Study)</p> <p> <b> status</b> : active</p> <p> <b> publisher</b> : Computable Publishing LLC</p> <p> <b> contact</b> : <a href="mailto:support@computablepublishing.com">support@computablepublishing.com</a> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Inclusion Criteria:    Age 30 to 67 years at eligibility visit.    Diagnosed
         with T2DM at least 6 months prior to enrollment, under the active care of a doctor
         for at least the six months prior to enrollment, and HbA1c ≥ 8.0%.    Body Mass
         Index (BMI) ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 and ≤ 39.9 kg/m2 at eligibility visit.    Willingness
         to accept random assignment to either treatment group.    Expect to live or work
         within approximately one hour's traveling time from the study clinic for the duration
         of the two-year trial.    Willingness to comply with the follow-up protocol and
         successful completion of the run-in.    Written informed consent. ///// Exclusion
         Criteria:   Cardiovascular event (myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome,
         coronary artery angioplasty or bypass, stroke) in the past six months.    Current
         evidence of congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, or symptomatic peripheral
         vascular disease.    Cardiac stress test indicating that surgery or IMM would not
         be safe.    Pulmonary embolus or thrombophlebitis in the past six months.    Cancer
         of any kind (except basal cell skin cancer or cancer in situ) unless documented
         to be disease-free for five years.    Significant anemia (hemoglobin 1.0 g or more
         below normal range) or history of coagulopathy.    Serum creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl.
            HbA1c &gt; 14.0%.</p> <p> <b> copyright</b> : https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/</p> <p> <b> effectivePeriod</b> : 2008-02 --&gt; 2016-12</p> <p> <b> author</b> : Brian S. Alper: </p> <p> <b> actual</b> : true</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Age 30 to 67 years at eligibility visit.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> <h3> DefinitionByTypeAndValues</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> <td> <b> Value[x]</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Age <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #397669002)</span> </td> <td> 30-67 years</td> </tr> </table> <h3> TimeFromEvents</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Description</b> </td> <td> <b> Event[x]</b> </td> <td> <b> Quantity</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> at eligibility visit</td> <td> EligibilityVisit</td> <td> 0</td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Diagnosed with T2DM at least 6 months prior to enrollment, under the active care
           of a doctor for at least the six months prior to enrollment, and HbA1c ≥ 8.0%.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByCombination</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : all-of</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Diagnosed with T2DM at least 6 months prior to enrollment</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByTypeAndValue</b> </p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> timeFromEvent</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : under the active care of a doctor for at least the six months prior to enrollment</p> <p> <b> note</b> : assumption that active care means active care of type 2 diabetes mellitus</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> <p> <b> definitionCodeableConcept</b> : under the active care of a doctor <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #305450004 &quot;Under care of doctor (finding)&quot;)</span> </p> <blockquote> <p> <b> timeFromEvent</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : HbA1c ≥ 8.0%</p> <p> <b> note</b> : assumption that this is the last recorded HbA1c before the enrollment visit,
               but not explicitly stated in the short-phrase Eligibility Criteria</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByTypeAndValue</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 and ≤ 39.9 kg/m2 at eligibility visit.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> <h3> DefinitionByTypeAndValues</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> <td> <b> Value[x]</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Body mass index (BMI) [Ratio] <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #39156-5)</span> </td> <td> 30-39.9 kg/m2</td> </tr> </table> <h3> TimeFromEvents</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Description</b> </td> <td> <b> Event[x]</b> </td> <td> <b> Quantity</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> at eligibility visit</td> <td> EligibilityVisit</td> <td> 0</td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Willingness to accept random assignment to either treatment group.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Expect to live or work within approximately one hour's traveling time from the
           study clinic for the duration of the two-year trial.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Willingness to comply with the follow-up protocol and successful completion of
           the run-in.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> linkId</b> : EligibilityVisit</p> <p> <b> description</b> : Written informed consent.</p> <p> <b> note</b> : The example used here acknowledges attainment of the written informed consent
           at the eligibility visit (which is also the time of enrollment) so is referencing
           this characteristic with the linkId EligibilityVisit to be used as a reference
           point from timeFromEvent in the specification of other characteristics.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> <h3> TimeFromEvents</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Event[x]</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Assessment of eligibility for clinical trial (procedure) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #450332002)</span> </td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Cardiovascular event (myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, coronary
           artery angioplasty or bypass, stroke) in the past six months.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByCombination</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : any-of</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : myocardial infarction</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByTypeAndValue</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : acute coronary syndrome</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByTypeAndValue</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : coronary artery angioplasty or bypass</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByTypeAndValue</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : stroke</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByTypeAndValue</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <h3> TimeFromEvents</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Description</b> </td> <td> <b> Note</b> </td> <td> <b> Event[x]</b> </td> <td> <b> Range</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> in the past six months</td> <td> occurrence within the range is equivalent to 'in the past six months'</td> <td> EligibilityVisit</td> <td> -6-0 months</td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Current evidence of congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, or symptomatic
           peripheral vascular disease.</p> <p> <b> note</b> : This may be possible to encode as presence of Disease(disorder) without 'in remission'</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Cardiac stress test indicating that surgery or IMM would not be safe.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Pulmonary embolus in the past six months.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> <h3> DefinitionByTypeAndValues</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> <td> <b> Value[x]</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Disease (disorder) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #64572001; resource-types#Condition &quot;Condition&quot;)</span> </td> <td> Pulmonary embolism (disorder) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #59282003)</span> </td> </tr> </table> <h3> TimeFromEvents</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Description</b> </td> <td> <b> Note</b> </td> <td> <b> Event[x]</b> </td> <td> <b> Range</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> in the past six months</td> <td> occurrence within the range is equivalent to 'in the past six months'</td> <td> EligibilityVisit</td> <td> -6-0 months</td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Thrombophlebitis in the past six months.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> <h3> DefinitionByTypeAndValues</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> <td> <b> Value[x]</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Disease (disorder) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #64572001; resource-types#Condition &quot;Condition&quot;)</span> </td> <td> Thrombophlebitis (disorder) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #64156001)</span> </td> </tr> </table> <h3> TimeFromEvents</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Description</b> </td> <td> <b> Note</b> </td> <td> <b> Event[x]</b> </td> <td> <b> Range</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> in the past six months</td> <td> occurrence within the range is equivalent to 'in the past six months'</td> <td> EligibilityVisit</td> <td> -6-0 months</td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Cancer of any kind (except basal cell skin cancer or cancer in situ) unless documented
           to be disease-free for five years.</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByCombination</b> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : all-of</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Cancer of any kind</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : false</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByTypeAndValue</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : (except basal cell skin cancer)</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByTypeAndValue</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : (except cancer in situ)</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> definitionByTypeAndValue</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : unless documented to be disease-free for five years</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> <p> <b> definitionCodeableConcept</b> : No evidence of cancer found (situation) <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #395100000)</span> </p> <blockquote> <p> <b> timeFromEvent</b> </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : History of coagulopathy</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Significant anemia (hemoglobin 1.0 g or more below normal range)</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> <h3> DefinitionByTypeAndValues</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> <td> <b> Value[x]</b> </td> <td> <b> Offset</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Blood <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #718-7)</span> </td> <td> &lt;=-1 g/dL<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code g/dL = 'g/dL')</span> </td> <td> Lower Normal Limit <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="codesystem-characteristic-offset.html">Characteristic Offset</a> #LNL)</span> </td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : Serum creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> <h3> DefinitionByTypeAndValues</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> <td> <b> Value[x]</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Creatinine [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #2160-0)</span> </td> <td> &gt;=1.5 mg/dl<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code mg/dL = 'mg/dL')</span> </td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> characteristic</b> </p> <p> <b> description</b> : HbA1c ≥ 14.0%</p> <p> <b> exclude</b> : true</p> <h3> DefinitionByTypeAndValues</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Type</b> </td> <td> <b> Value[x]</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> Hemoglobin A1c/Hemoglobin.total in Blood <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #59261-8)</span> </td> <td> &gt;=14 %<span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow"> (Details: UCUM code % = '%')</span> </td> </tr> </table> </blockquote> </div> </text> <identifier> 
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    <assigner> 
      <display value="Computable Publishing LLC"/> 
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  <name value="StudyEligibilityCriteriaEligibilityCriteriaForBariatricSurgeryRandomizedTrialDiabetesSurgeryS
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  <title value="StudyEligibilityCriteria: Eligibility Criteria for Bariatric Surgery Randomized
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  <status value="active"/> 
  <publisher value="Computable Publishing LLC"/> 
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      <value value="support@computablepublishing.com"/> 
    </telecom> 
  </contact> 
  <description value="Inclusion Criteria:    Age 30 to 67 years at eligibility visit.    Diagnosed with
   T2DM at least 6 months prior to enrollment, under the active care of a doctor for
   at least the six months prior to enrollment, and HbA1c ≥ 8.0%.    Body Mass Index
   (BMI) ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 and ≤ 39.9 kg/m2 at eligibility visit.    Willingness to accept
   random assignment to either treatment group.    Expect to live or work within approximately
   one hour's traveling time from the study clinic for the duration of the two-year
   trial.    Willingness to comply with the follow-up protocol and successful completion
   of the run-in.    Written informed consent. ///// Exclusion Criteria:   Cardiovascular
   event (myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, coronary artery angioplasty
   or bypass, stroke) in the past six months.    Current evidence of congestive heart
   failure, angina pectoris, or symptomatic peripheral vascular disease.    Cardiac
   stress test indicating that surgery or IMM would not be safe.    Pulmonary embolus
   or thrombophlebitis in the past six months.    Cancer of any kind (except basal
   cell skin cancer or cancer in situ) unless documented to be disease-free for five
   years.    Significant anemia (hemoglobin 1.0 g or more below normal range) or history
   of coagulopathy.    Serum creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl.    HbA1c &gt; 14.0%."/> 
  <copyright value="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"/> 
  <effectivePeriod> 
    <start value="2008-02"/> 
    <end value="2016-12"/> 
  </effectivePeriod> 
  <author> 
    <name value="Brian S. Alper"/> 
  </author> 
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    <exclude value="false"/> 
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        <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
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              <display value="Disease (disorder)"/> 
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              <display value="Condition"/> 
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              <display value="Diabetes mellitus type 2 (disorder)"/> 
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        <timeFromEvent> 
          <description value="at least 6 months prior to enrollment"/> 
          <eventId value="EligibilityVisit"/> 
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              <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
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              <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
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      <characteristic> 
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          <text value="assumption that this is the last recorded HbA1c before the enrollment visit, but
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            <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
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    <exclude value="false"/> 
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          <system value="http://loinc.org"/> 
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          <display value="Body mass index (BMI) [Ratio]"/> 
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          <unit value="kg/m2"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="kg/m2"/> 
        </high> 
      </valueRange> 
    </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
    <timeFromEvent> 
      <description value="at eligibility visit"/> 
      <eventId value="EligibilityVisit"/> 
      <quantity> 
        <value value="0"/> 
      </quantity> 
    </timeFromEvent> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Willingness to accept random assignment to either treatment group."/> 
    <exclude value="false"/> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Expect to live or work within approximately one hour's traveling time from the
     study clinic for the duration of the two-year trial."/> 
    <exclude value="false"/> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Willingness to comply with the follow-up protocol and successful completion of
     the run-in."/> 
    <exclude value="false"/> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <linkId value="EligibilityVisit"/> 
    <description value="Written informed consent."/> 
    <note> 
      <text value="The example used here acknowledges attainment of the written informed consent at
       the eligibility visit (which is also the time of enrollment) so is referencing
       this characteristic with the linkId EligibilityVisit to be used as a reference
       point from timeFromEvent in the specification of other characteristics."/> 
    </note> 
    <exclude value="false"/> 
    <timeFromEvent> 
      <eventCodeableConcept> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
          <code value="450332002"/> 
          <display value="Assessment of eligibility for clinical trial (procedure)"/> 
        </coding> 
      </eventCodeableConcept> 
    </timeFromEvent> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Cardiovascular event (myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, coronary
     artery angioplasty or bypass, stroke) in the past six months."/> 
    <exclude value="true"/> 
    <definitionByCombination> 
      <code value="any-of"/> 
      <characteristic> 
        <description value="myocardial infarction"/> 
        <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
          <type> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="64572001"/> 
              <display value="Disease (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-types"/> 
              <code value="Condition"/> 
              <display value="Condition"/> 
            </coding> 
          </type> 
          <valueCodeableConcept> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="22298006"/> 
              <display value="Myocardial infarction (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
          </valueCodeableConcept> 
        </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      </characteristic> 
      <characteristic> 
        <description value="acute coronary syndrome"/> 
        <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
          <type> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="64572001"/> 
              <display value="Disease (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-types"/> 
              <code value="Condition"/> 
              <display value="Condition"/> 
            </coding> 
          </type> 
          <valueCodeableConcept> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="394659003"/> 
              <display value="Acute coronary syndrome (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
          </valueCodeableConcept> 
        </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      </characteristic> 
      <characteristic> 
        <description value="coronary artery angioplasty or bypass"/> 
        <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
          <type> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="71388002"/> 
              <display value="Procedure (procedure)"/> 
            </coding> 
          </type> 
          <valueCodeableConcept> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="81266008"/> 
              <display value="Heart revascularization (procedure)"/> 
            </coding> 
          </valueCodeableConcept> 
        </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      </characteristic> 
      <characteristic> 
        <description value="stroke"/> 
        <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
          <type> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="64572001"/> 
              <display value="Disease (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-types"/> 
              <code value="Condition"/> 
              <display value="Condition"/> 
            </coding> 
          </type> 
          <valueCodeableConcept> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="230690007"/> 
              <display value="Cerebrovascular accident (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
          </valueCodeableConcept> 
        </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      </characteristic> 
    </definitionByCombination> 
    <timeFromEvent> 
      <description value="in the past six months"/> 
      <note> 
        <text value="occurrence within the range is equivalent to 'in the past six months'"/> 
      </note> 
      <eventId value="EligibilityVisit"/> 
      <range> 
        <low> 
          <value value="-6"/> 
          <unit value="months"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="mo"/> 
        </low> 
        <high> 
          <value value="0"/> 
          <unit value="months"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="mo"/> 
        </high> 
      </range> 
    </timeFromEvent> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Current evidence of congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, or symptomatic peripheral
     vascular disease."/> 
    <note> 
      <text value="This may be possible to encode as presence of Disease(disorder) without 'in remission'"/> 
    </note> 
    <exclude value="true"/> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Cardiac stress test indicating that surgery or IMM would not be safe."/> 
    <exclude value="true"/> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Pulmonary embolus in the past six months."/> 
    <exclude value="true"/> 
    <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      <type> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
          <code value="64572001"/> 
          <display value="Disease (disorder)"/> 
        </coding> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-types"/> 
          <code value="Condition"/> 
          <display value="Condition"/> 
        </coding> 
      </type> 
      <valueCodeableConcept> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
          <code value="59282003"/> 
          <display value="Pulmonary embolism (disorder)"/> 
        </coding> 
      </valueCodeableConcept> 
    </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
    <timeFromEvent> 
      <description value="in the past six months"/> 
      <note> 
        <text value="occurrence within the range is equivalent to 'in the past six months'"/> 
      </note> 
      <eventId value="EligibilityVisit"/> 
      <range> 
        <low> 
          <value value="-6"/> 
          <unit value="months"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="mo"/> 
        </low> 
        <high> 
          <value value="0"/> 
          <unit value="months"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="mo"/> 
        </high> 
      </range> 
    </timeFromEvent> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Thrombophlebitis in the past six months."/> 
    <exclude value="true"/> 
    <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      <type> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
          <code value="64572001"/> 
          <display value="Disease (disorder)"/> 
        </coding> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-types"/> 
          <code value="Condition"/> 
          <display value="Condition"/> 
        </coding> 
      </type> 
      <valueCodeableConcept> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
          <code value="64156001"/> 
          <display value="Thrombophlebitis (disorder)"/> 
        </coding> 
      </valueCodeableConcept> 
    </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
    <timeFromEvent> 
      <description value="in the past six months"/> 
      <note> 
        <text value="occurrence within the range is equivalent to 'in the past six months'"/> 
      </note> 
      <eventId value="EligibilityVisit"/> 
      <range> 
        <low> 
          <value value="-6"/> 
          <unit value="months"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="mo"/> 
        </low> 
        <high> 
          <value value="0"/> 
          <unit value="months"/> 
          <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
          <code value="mo"/> 
        </high> 
      </range> 
    </timeFromEvent> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Cancer of any kind (except basal cell skin cancer or cancer in situ) unless documented
     to be disease-free for five years."/> 
    <exclude value="true"/> 
    <definitionByCombination> 
      <code value="all-of"/> 
      <characteristic> 
        <description value="Cancer of any kind"/> 
        <exclude value="false"/> 
        <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
          <type> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="64572001"/> 
              <display value="Disease (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-types"/> 
              <code value="Condition"/> 
              <display value="Condition"/> 
            </coding> 
          </type> 
          <valueCodeableConcept> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="363346000"/> 
              <display value="Malignant neoplastic disease (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
          </valueCodeableConcept> 
        </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      </characteristic> 
      <characteristic> 
        <description value="(except basal cell skin cancer)"/> 
        <exclude value="true"/> 
        <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
          <type> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="64572001"/> 
              <display value="Disease (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-types"/> 
              <code value="Condition"/> 
              <display value="Condition"/> 
            </coding> 
          </type> 
          <valueCodeableConcept> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="254701007"/> 
              <display value="Basal cell carcinoma of skin (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
          </valueCodeableConcept> 
        </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      </characteristic> 
      <characteristic> 
        <description value="(except cancer in situ)"/> 
        <exclude value="true"/> 
        <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
          <type> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="64572001"/> 
              <display value="Disease (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/resource-types"/> 
              <code value="Condition"/> 
              <display value="Condition"/> 
            </coding> 
          </type> 
          <valueCodeableConcept> 
            <coding> 
              <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
              <code value="109355002"/> 
              <display value="Carcinoma in situ (disorder)"/> 
            </coding> 
          </valueCodeableConcept> 
        </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      </characteristic> 
      <characteristic> 
        <description value="unless documented to be disease-free for five years"/> 
        <exclude value="true"/> 
        <definitionCodeableConcept> 
          <coding> 
            <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> 
            <code value="395100000"/> 
            <display value="No evidence of cancer found (situation)"/> 
          </coding> 
        </definitionCodeableConcept> 
        <timeFromEvent> 
          <description value="for five years"/> 
          <note> 
            <text value="presence throughout the range is equivalent to 'for five years"/> 
          </note> 
          <eventId value="EligibilityVisit"/> 
          <range> 
            <low> 
              <value value="-5"/> 
              <unit value="years"/> 
              <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
              <code value="a"/> 
            </low> 
            <high> 
              <value value="0"/> 
              <unit value="years"/> 
              <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
              <code value="a"/> 
            </high> 
          </range> 
        </timeFromEvent> 
      </characteristic> 
    </definitionByCombination> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="History of coagulopathy"/> 
    <exclude value="true"/> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Significant anemia (hemoglobin 1.0 g or more below normal range)"/> 
    <exclude value="true"/> 
    <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      <type> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://loinc.org"/> 
          <code value="718-7"/> 
          <display value="Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Blood"/> 
        </coding> 
      </type> 
      <valueQuantity> 
        <value value="-1"/> 
        <comparator value="&lt;="/> 
        <unit value="g/dL"/> 
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
        <code value="g/dL"/> 
      </valueQuantity> 
      <offset> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/characteristic-offset"/> 
          <code value="LNL"/> 
          <display value="Lower Normal Limit"/> 
        </coding> 
      </offset> 
    </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="Serum creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl"/> 
    <exclude value="true"/> 
    <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      <type> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://loinc.org"/> 
          <code value="2160-0"/> 
          <display value="Creatinine [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma"/> 
        </coding> 
      </type> 
      <valueQuantity> 
        <value value="1.5"/> 
        <comparator value="&gt;="/> 
        <unit value="mg/dl"/> 
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
        <code value="mg/dL"/> 
      </valueQuantity> 
    </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
  </characteristic> 
  <characteristic> 
    <description value="HbA1c ≥ 14.0%"/> 
    <exclude value="true"/> 
    <definitionByTypeAndValue> 
      <type> 
        <coding> 
          <system value="http://loinc.org"/> 
          <code value="59261-8"/> 
          <display value="Hemoglobin A1c/Hemoglobin.total in Blood"/> 
        </coding> 
      </type> 
      <valueQuantity> 
        <value value="14"/> 
        <comparator value="&gt;="/> 
        <unit value="%"/> 
        <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> 
        <code value="%"/> 
      </valueQuantity> 
    </definitionByTypeAndValue> 
  </characteristic> 
</EvidenceVariable> 

Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.