Acute Coronary Syndrome and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (ACS +/- PCI)

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

Pre-referral work-up

History

>Post -sternotomy will automatically be referred to Royal Hobart Hospital program.

All referrals should comply to 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

• Troponin, CK (ACS)
• Lipid profile, fasting BGL, HbA1c

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 Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Follow Up 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.

Semi-urgent (Category 2)

• Any post sternotomy wound issues
• Symptoms related to medications e.g. postural hypotension

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