Chest Pain and Left Bundle Branch Block Read more BlogCardiologyECG Of The Week Chest Pain and Left Bundle Branch Block A 72 yo patient presents with chest pain. He is known to have ischaemic heart…Dr Peter Kas12/09/2023
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection(SCAD) Read more BlogCardiologyECG Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection(SCAD) CASE A 28 yo woman presents to the emergency department with chest pain and dyspnoea.…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2023
Right Ventricular Infarction and Nitrates: Do we need to rethink? Read more BlogCardiologyResuscitation Right Ventricular Infarction and Nitrates: Do we need to rethink? Guidelines, Nitrates and Right Ventricular Infarction Cardiac Guidelines warn us against the use of Nitrates…Dr Peter Kas04/05/2023
Early Depolarisation and Sudden Cardiac Death Read more BlogCardiology Early Depolarisation and Sudden Cardiac Death A 28 yo patient presents to the emergency department following a syncopal episode. The patient…Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
52 yo with chest pain an hypotension Read more BlogCardiac ResuscitationCardiologyCardiovascular 52 yo with chest pain an hypotension INTERESTING CASE WITH A TWIST. Read the case or watch the video. https://youtu.be/bj5-STj8Pok 52…Dr Peter Kas20/11/2023
NOACs and a Patient with Palpitations Read more BlogCardiology NOACs and a Patient with Palpitations Below is a case of a 60 yo patient with palpitations, who is commenced on…Dr Peter Kas08/11/2024
Epicardial Fat Necrosis Read more BlogCardiology Epicardial Fat Necrosis Epicardial fat necrosis is a rare, benign, self limiting condition that can mimic more serious…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department Read more BlogCardiology Atrial Fibrillation in the Emergency Department Here are two cases of patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Would you treat them in the…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
Is it Thoracic Aortic Dissection? Read more BlogCardiologyECGUncategorized Is it Thoracic Aortic Dissection? The Case A 58 yo patient presents to the emergency department with central crushing chest…Dr Peter Kas08/08/2024
The Reverse Vagal Manoeuvre for SVT Read more BlogCardiology The Reverse Vagal Manoeuvre for SVT A NEW technique for reverting SVT was published in AJEM(1) this week. The Reverse Vagal…Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Canadian Syncope Risk Score Read more BlogCardiology Canadian Syncope Risk Score Those Canadians are clever. They've given us ankle rules and knee rules and subarachnoid rules.…Dr Peter Kas14/11/2024
A Patient with Wide Complex Tachycardia Read more BlogCardiologyECG A Patient with Wide Complex Tachycardia Beware the Impersonators This week we see one of my favourite ECGs of the year.…Dr Peter Kas06/09/2023
5 Things you Must do when Patients Present with Syncope Read more BlogCardiologyECG 5 Things you Must do when Patients Present with Syncope Patients who present to the emergency department following a syncopal episode can be a diagnostic…Dr Peter Kas19/11/2020
Cardioversion in Pregnancy: Is it Safe? Read more BlogCardiologyCardiovascularObstetrics and GynaecologyResuscitation Cardioversion in Pregnancy: Is it Safe? Is cardioversion safe in the pregnant patient? A CASE A 24 yo female patient presents…Dr Peter Kas14/05/2023
Is SVT an ischaemic arrhythmia? Read more BlogCardiologyECGECG in 20 secondsECG Of The Week Is SVT an ischaemic arrhythmia? We often see patients presenting with SVT. They often have ST changes, so we have…Dr Peter Kas13/08/2023
Dextrocardia: Can you pick it on ECG? Read more BlogCardiologyECG Dextrocardia: Can you pick it on ECG? This is a great case that highlights how important it is, to know how to…Dr Peter Kas02/07/2023