Australian & New Zealand Snapshot Acute Coronary Syndrome
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary SyndromesCardiovascular - Coronary heart disease
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611001110976
- Lead Sponsor
- Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 4000
Inclusion Criteria
All adults over the age of 18 years presenting to hospital with Acute Coronary Syndromes throughout Australia and New Zealand within the specified timeframe.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary Objective:<br>To explore the incidence, current management and acute outcomes of Acute Coronary Syndromes in a comprehensive sample of Australian and New Zealand hospitals and correlate this with 12-month rates of death, recurrent myocardial infarction, stroke and cardiovascular readmission.[State coordinators will call patients at 1 year post-admission to obtain follow-up data which will be analysed using statistical methodoogies.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary Objectives:<br>To evaluate access to timely evidence based therapies and to understand the impact of newer troponin assays on <br>ACS diagnosis and management[3 - 6 months post study timeframe<br>Aggregated data will be analysed using statistical methods.];To document patterns of interhospital transfer for the <br>delivery of invasive management[3 - 6 months post study timeframe<br>Aggregated data will be analysed using statistical methods];To evaluate the agreement between clinical diagnoses <br>and administrative hospital datasets[3 - 6 months post study timeframe<br>Aggregated data will be analysed using statistical methods]