Heart Disease — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))
What is the waiting period for Heart Disease — can I give blood? (American Red Cross (US))?
For Heart Disease, waiting period is 6 months; condition is following an episode of angina, a heart attack, bypass surgery or angioplasty, or a change in heart condition resulting in a medication change; outcome is temporary deferral; blood service is American Red Cross (US), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
In general, acceptable as long as you have been medically evaluated and treated, have no current (within the last 6 months) heart related symptoms such as chest pain and have no limitations or restrictions on your normal daily activities. Wait at least 6 months following an episode of angina. Wait at least 6 months following a heart attack. Wait at least 6 months after bypass surgery or angioplasty.
— redcrossblood.org, retrieved 2026-08-06
6 months
How long you must wait before donating (or the age/weight bound), exactly as this blood service prints it — the passage it comes from is quoted on the record page. National services genuinely disagree on the same criterion; check the service you would donate with.
- Criterion
- Heart Disease
- Blood service
- American Red Cross (US) our reading
- Waiting period
- 6 months verified
- Condition
- following an episode of angina, a heart attack, bypass surgery or angioplasty, or a change in heart condition resulting in a medication change
- Outcome
- temporary deferral our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
Source
- redcrossblood.orghttps://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-requirements/eligibility-criteria-alphabetical.html