victoria/infarction

OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of patients in Victoria treated within the British Heart Foundation 90-minute call-to-needle (CTN) time benchmark for thrombolysis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), and to validate the British Heart Foundation 90-minute benchmark with respect to

OBJECTIVE To describe the patterns of use of cardiac rehabilitation in Victoria and to assess whether the survival benefits predicted in clinical trials have been realised in the community. METHODS Cohort study based on data linkage. METHODS All patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction

BACKGROUND Death rates from coronary hearts disease have exhibited remarkable declines in most industrialised countries. Cardiovascular mortality has been the subject of extensive research and we considered it important to analyse recent local population based data on hospital outcomes of acute

BACKGROUND Much has been achieved in implementing structured outpatient cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programs in Victoria, Australia, but little is known about the percentage of eligible patients who participate. This study was undertaken to determine the feasibility of establishing a database of CR

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency and nature of fatal brain injuries occurring in Australian football. METHODS State of Victoria, January to July 1999. METHODS Retrospective case series of football-related deaths identified from the coronial autopsy records of the Victorian Institute of Forensic

Six Victorian cardiac surgical units pooled data in order to undertake a demonstration project aimed at developing performance indicators to assess outcomes following cardiac surgery. The outcome of the project was an indicative report for the purpose of monitoring surgical performance indicators in

International mortality studies show that some subgroups of migrants have a higher risk of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) than the native-born. To investigate whether country of birth increases the risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and cerebral infarction (stroke) hospitalization in Victoria,

Describe the distinguishing features of heart failure (HF) patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in the VICTORIA (Vericiguat Global Study in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction) trial.

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BACKGROUND The Victorian Cardiac Outcomes Registry (VCOR) was established in 2012 to ensure the safety and quality of cardiac based therapies across Victoria. As a clinical quality registry, VCOR monitors the performance of health services in both the public and private sectors, by measuring and

BACKGROUND Testosterone deficiency syndrome (TDS) has been shown to be an independent cardiovascular risk factor and a predisposing factor for metabolic syndrome. As general practitioners and cardiologists primarily care for these patients, we sought to assess their knowledge, beliefs and practice

BACKGROUND American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines recommend >75% of patients with an ST-elevation myocardial infarction receive primary percutaneous coronary interventions (PPCI) within 90 minutes. Despite these recommendations, this goal has been difficult to