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.

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

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...

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

Use of an accelerated chest pain assessment protocol in patients at intermediate risk of adverse cardiac events.

OBJECTIVE To determine the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of a structured clinical pathway for stratification and management of patients presenting with chest pain and classified as having intermediate risk of adverse cardiac outcomes in the subsequent six months. DESIGN Prospective clinical audit. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING 630 consecutive patients who presented to the emergency depar...