Patients identified at high cardiovascular risk

This condition is treated in the Cardiac Rehabilitation, Secondary Prevention clinic.

Pre-referral work-up

History

All referrals should comply to the referral standards and include in particular:

• Relevant history including family history
• Any reports of suspected cardiac symptoms e.g. atypical chest pain, including outcomes of any related investigations
• Reason for referral
• Risk factor profile especially smoking
• Current and previous medications
• Co-morbidities especially those that may impact on capacity to exercise
• Any other relevant information

Tests

• Lipid profile - may be random
• Fasting BGL, HbA1c (if relevant)
• ECG if available

Interim/GP management

To refer a patient with this condition, please see the Cardiac Rehabilitation, Secondary Prevention clinic page for the full referral process and templates.

Information regarding any practice nurse education support provided.

Direct link to Health Pathways to Cardiac Rehabilitation page

For more information please see the HealthPathways Tasmania website.

Clinic appointments

? Red location flags are clinical indicators of possible serious underlying conditions requiring further medical intervention. They may or may not indicate an emergency.

Emergency

? Acute cardiac failure

? Symptomatic Tachyarrhythmias

? Symptomatic Bradyarrhythmias

If you, or someone else, are experiencing a serious and life-threatening injury or illness call triple zero (000) immediately or go to the nearest Emergency Department.

Learn more about when to access emergency care and non-emergency care options if the injury or illness is not serious or life-threatening.

Urgent (Category 1)

? NYHA 111, 1V

? Asymptomatic tachy/bradyarrhythmias

Urgent referrals should be accompanied by a phone call to the Consultant/Registrar to organise urgent review and the referral must be faxed.

We will endeavour to see these patients within four weeks, or sooner if clinically indicated.

Semi-urgent (Category 2)

• Change in NYHA 1, 11 to more severe classification

Availability

North

Northern Integrated Care Centre
Phone: 03 6777 4145
Fax: 03 63362433
Email: [email protected]

North West

Unavailable.

South

Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurses
Phone: 03 6166 8914
Fax: 03 6234 2852

Royal Hobart Hospital
Level 2 (D Block) - Cardiology Department

Clarence Integrated Health Centre