In reply: The guidelines were published to provide clinicians with the most contemporary information on the management of acute coronary syndromes based on the international literature, and may include treatments which are not currently available, officially licensed or available through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in Australia.
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- 1. 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>
- 2. Antman EM et al. Enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin with fibrinolysis for ST-elevation myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 1477-1488.
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