Half dose tenecteplase in patients > 70 years of age and AOMI
The Thrombolytic choices page has been updated with the recommendation to use half dose tenecteplase for AOMI in patients > 70 years of age.
Cardiology
Definition of MI
The Definition of MI page has been updated to include the ANZCS 2025 definitions.
Priority of assessment in ACS
The Clinical assessment of ACS page has been updated with a short segment on priorities of assessment.
CK subforms in ACS removed
The Other biomarkers in ACS page has been considerably shortened with the removal of information about CK subforms as they no longer have a role to play in assessment. Nice to have something less to know when it seems there is always more!
Heparin in ACS – correction
The ACS Management page has been updated with an improved section on heparins and a corrected dose for UFH. Thanks to Michael for letting us know about the dose error.
Rapid rule out pathways with TnI
The Risk stratification in ACS page has been updated, including that there are rapid rule out pathways involving TnI.
Indications for urgent coronary artery graft surgery
The Reperfusion choices in ACS page has been updated with a short segment on indications for urgent coronary artery graft surgery.
Complications of MI
The Complications of MI page has had a number of minor updates.
ACS management
The ACS management page has had a few minor updates.
Risk stratification in ACS
The Risk stratification in ACS page has had some minor updates.
Reperfusion therapy in ACS
The Reperfusion therapy in ACS page has had a few other minor updates.
Reperfusion pathways in OMI
The Reperfusion therapy in ACS page has been updated with information about reperfusion pathways in OMI
PE risk stratification
The Pulmonary embolism page has been updated with some additional information about risk stratification in PE.
Troponin T in renal failure – correction
The Troponins in ACS page has been updated to indicated that TnI is more specific for ACS than TnT in renal failure, not the other way round as previously written.Thanks to Suhrith for picking this up.
Age adjusted D dimer in aortic dissection
The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with information about age adjusted D dimer in aortic dissection.
Investigation of PE – imaging
The Investigation of PE – Imaging page has had a number of other significant updates.
PE diagnosis on CT aortography
The Investigation of PE – Imaging page has been updated with a segment on the diagnosis of PE on CT aortography.
Confounding features in aortic dissection
The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with an additional short segment on confounding historical features in aortic dissection.
Apical capping on CXR in aortic dissection
The Thoracic aortic dissection page has been updated with additional information about apical capping on CXR.
Acute coronary syndromes section page reorganisation
The pages in the section on Acute coronary syndromes have been reorganised into a more logical sequence.