Cardiovascular Guidelines

Follow the links below to find guidelines for preventing and managing heart, stroke and vascular diseases.

Reviewed June 2008

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Title:   Chronic heart failure
Publisher:   National Heart Foundation of Australia
Description:   Resources about diagnosis, treatment and management of chronic heart failure.
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Acute Coronary Syndromes
Publisher:   National Heart Foundation of Australia
Description:   A 2007 Addendum to the 2006 Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) guidelines (Heart Foundation and CSANZ) has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia on 3 March 2008. The Addendum provides information from recently published trials to be considered in the choice of therapies for the management of ACS.
Date:   Apr 2006
Title:   ST-elevation myocardial infarction: New Zealand Management Guidelines
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   These guidelines apply to the management of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The purpose of these guidelines are to provide a summary of the most up-to-date New Zealand and overseas evidence and to make recommendations based on the evidence that will lead to the best practice for patients with STEMI in New Zealand.
Date:   Oct 2005
Title:   Non ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: New Zealand Management Guidelines
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   These guidelines apply to the management of patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS). The purpose of these guidelines is to provide a summary of the most up to date New Zealand and overseas evidence and to make recommendations based on the evidence that will lead to the best practice for patients with NSTEACS in New Zealand.
Date:   Oct 2005
Title:   New Zealand cardiovascular guidelines: handbook for primary care practitioners
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   This is a condensed version of the advice contained in six recent guidelines (cardiovascular risk, diabetes, stroke, atrial fibrillation, cardiac rehabilitation and smoking cessation).
Date:   Jun 2005
Title:   The management of people with atrial fibrillation and flutter
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   The purpose of this guideline is to provide an evidence-based summary of effective practice in the assessment and management of atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) in New Zealand.
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Clinical guidelines for stroke rehabilitation and recovery
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   These guidelines encompass all care after the acute phase and present evidence-based recommendations for rehabilitation interventions and care in the community for stroke survivors and their families. The guidelines are intended for use by health professionals and policy makers who plan, organise and deliver care for people with stroke during rehabilitation and long-term recovery.
Date:   Jan 2005
Title:   Guidelines for pre-hospital administration of fibrinolytic therapy by New Zealand general practitioners
Publisher:   Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
Description:   These guidelines have been developed in consultation with the Ministry of Health (NZ) to ensure equity of access to fibrinolytic therapy (previously known as thrombolytic therapy) throughout New Zealand.
Date:   Mar 2004
Title:   The assessment and management of cardiovascular risk
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   The purpose of this guideline is to provide an evidence-based summary of effective practice in the assessment and management of cardiovascular risk.
Title:   Cardiac rehabilitation
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   This guideline summarises the most up to date New Zealand and overseas evidence applying to coronary bypass and angioplasty patients and makes recommendations for health professionals working in cardiac rehabilitation, primary care providers and health information services.
Date:   Aug 2002
Title:   A guideline for the management of heart failure: health professionals guide
Publisher:   National Heart Foundation (NZ)
Description:   This guideline makes recommendations relating to the management of patients with an established diagnosis of congestive heart failure due to systolic ventricular dysfunction. Management of diastolic dysfunction is not included.
Date:   Dec 2001
Title:   Care of people with chronic leg ulcers: an evidence based guideline
Publisher:   New Zealand Guidelines Group (NZGG)
Description:   Leg ulcers are defined as a defect in the skin, below the level of the knee and above the foot, persisting for 6 or more weeks.
Date:   Dec 1999
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