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Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2006

Constantine N Aroney and Philip Aylward
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (2): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00821.x
Published online: 15 January 2007

In reply: We thank Eikelboom et al for presenting new data on acute coronary syndrome (ACS) management. In this field of rapid advances, another recent study, ACUITY, has also been published, which examined bivalirudin in ACS.1 The Australian guidelines2 are based on peer reviewed published reports, and neither OASIS-53 nor ACUITY1 were released at the conclusion of the formulation of the guidelines. Also, fondaparinux is only available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in Australia for thromboembolic prophylaxis, and bivalirudin is currently only approved by the PBS for therapy during percutaneous coronary interventions.


  • 1 Holy Spirit Northside Hospital, Brisbane, QLD.
  • 2 Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA.



Competing interests:

The authors are consultants, advisory committee members, or receive honoraria, fees for service, or travel assistance (independent of research related meetings) from, or have research or other associations with, the organisations listed: Constantine Aroney — CSL, Merck Sharpe & Dohme, Sanofi-aventis; Phil Aylward — Sanofi-aventis, Pfizer, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer Ingelheim, AstraZeneca, Procter & Gamble, Eli Lilly, The Medicines Co, Servier, CSL, Schering Plough.

  • 1. Stone GW, McLaurin BT, Cox DA, et al. Bivalirudin for patients with acute coronary syndromes. N Engl J Med 2006; 355: 2203-2216.
  • 2. Acute Coronary Syndrome Guidelines Working Group. Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2006. Med J Aust 2006; 184 (8 Suppl): S1-S32. <MJA full text>
  • 3. Yusuf S, Mehta SR, Chrolavicius S, et al. Comparison of fondaparinux and enoxaparin in acute coronary syndromes. N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 1464-1476.
  • 4. Fragmin during Instability in Coronary Heart Disease (FRISC) study group. Low-molecular-weight heparin during instability in coronary artery disease. Lancet 1996; 347: 561-568.

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