Addendum 2011 Addendum to the National Heart Foundation of Australia / Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes ( ACS ) 2006

2007 addendum to the National Heart Foundation of Australia/Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2006.

Results from recently published clinical trials provide additional information to be considered in the choice of therapies in the management of acute coronary syndromes. This addendum summarises the important findings and their implications for recommended practice.

2011 Addendum to the National Heart Foundation of Australia/Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) 2006.

a Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, Australia b Holy Spirit Northside Hospital, Queensland, Australia c Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand d Country Health SA, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia, Australia e Joseph Epstein Centre for Emergency Medicine Research at Western Health, Sunshine Hospital, Victoria, Austra...

Acute coronary syndromes: consensus recommendations for translating knowledge into action.

A systematic, integrated national approach is needed to implement 2006 Australian guidelines for management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Clinical outcomes can be improved by closing the current gaps between evidence and practice. In 2007, the National Heart Foundation of Australia, the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine held a...

Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure in Australia Updated July 2011 National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

Acute coronary syndrome in Australia: Where are we now and where are we going?

BACKGROUND Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a significant contributor to both morbidity and mortality in Australia. Generally speaking, sufferers of ACS who live in rural areas and are treated at rural hospitals have poorer outcomes than those living in metropolitan areas. AIMS To characterise the differences in the management and outcomes of rural and metropolitan populations in the context ...