Amiodarone vs Procainamide for Ventricular Tachycardia Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Amiodarone vs Procainamide for Ventricular Tachycardia The PROCAMIO Study(1) This was a randomised (non-blinded) open labelled study. 62 haemodynamically stable patients…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
How to Read the ECG Read more CardiovascularECG in 20 secondsECG Of The WeekECG QuizFellowship ExamFellowship Podcasts How to Read the ECG Reading the ECG, is one of the most important skills in Medicine. We are expected…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
Is Ventricular Bigeminy Benign? Which Patients Need treatment? Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Is Ventricular Bigeminy Benign? Which Patients Need treatment? Introduction What do you do with the patient that has ventricular bigeminy? Is it benign?…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
Thoracic Aortic Dissection: 5 things to make the diagnosis Read more CardiologyCardiovascularPapercut Literature Thoracic Aortic Dissection: 5 things to make the diagnosis CASE A 70 year old man, is brought to the Emergency Department by ambulance. He…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
The ECG of Pulmonary Embolism Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECGPapercut Literature The ECG of Pulmonary Embolism There are several distinct ECG patterns in pulmonary embolism A CASE A 36 yo male presents…Dr Peter Kas09/12/2019
How To Read The Paediatric ECG Read more CardiologyCardiovascularECGECG's I've SeenPapercut Literature How To Read The Paediatric ECG Below is an ECG taken of a 0ne week old infant, who has some shortness…Dr Peter Kas27/06/2019
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