Wolff-Parkinson-White Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureUncategorized Wolff-Parkinson-White Introduction Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome occurs in about 0.3% of the population (1), although this is an…Dr Peter Kas01/02/2023
A New way to perform Valsalva for Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitation A New way to perform Valsalva for Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) Last month, August 25th, the REVERT Trial was published in the LANCET. This study used…Dr Peter Kas20/01/2023
De Winter’s T waves Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECGECG's I've SeenPapercut Literature De Winter’s T waves De Winter's T Waves were first described by De Winter in an article to the editor…Dr Peter Kas02/02/2023
Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation or STEMI Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECG's I've SeenPapercut LiteratureUncategorized Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation or STEMI Differentiating between Pericarditis, Benign Early Depolarisation and ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction can sometimes be difficult.…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
A New Way to Give Adenosine in SVT Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitation A New Way to Give Adenosine in SVT I've been speaking and writing about Supra Ventricular Tachycardia(SVT) a lot recently. Perhaps because of…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Electrolytes and the Heart Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Electrolytes and the Heart I was talking to a group of my junior registrars the other day about cardiac…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) in Infants Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPaediatricsPapercut Literature Supraventricular Tachycardia(SVT) in Infants A mother brings her 7 month old son to the Emergency Department, as he has…Dr Peter Kas11/01/2023
The HEART Score for sorting Low Risk Chest Pain Patients Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature The HEART Score for sorting Low Risk Chest Pain Patients The patient with chest pain is the most common presentation to Emergency Departments. And certainly…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Chest Pain: How Sure Are We at Predicting? Here’s a scary problem …. If I was a paramedic, not an emergency physician with…Dr Peter Kas08/04/2022
Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECGPapercut LiteratureRespiratoryUncategorized Pulmonary Embolism in Patients With Syncope HOT OFF THE PRESS Prandoni P et al. Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism among Patients Hospitalised…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Trans-venous pacing of bradycardia. Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitation Trans-venous pacing of bradycardia. This case study involves an elderly gentleman who needed trans-venous pacing. Here is a simple…Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023
The ECG’s of Syncope Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECGECG Of The WeekECG QuizPapercut Literature The ECG’s of Syncope I'm not sure about you, but I seem to be seeing more patients with syncope…Dr Peter Kas27/08/2023
The Crashing Atrial Fibrillation Patient- Part 2- What inotrope to use? Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut LiteratureResuscitation The Crashing Atrial Fibrillation Patient- Part 2- What inotrope to use? Let me remind you of the patient we had in part 1 of this blog.…Dr Peter Kas20/01/2023
The Crashing Atrial Fibrillation Patient: Part 1 Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature The Crashing Atrial Fibrillation Patient: Part 1 You know this patient. You've probably seen a patient, just like this. They are old,…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Pseudo-Wellens' Syndrome Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECGPapercut Literature Pseudo-Wellens' Syndrome I recently saw post-op patient sent down to the ED (no ICU at this hospital),…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy is a transient syndrome that mimics an acute myocardial infarction(MI) and patients present with…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019