Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera, Raimundo Barbosa-Barros, Mauricio da Silva Rocha, Adail Paixão-Almeida, Rodrigo Daminello-Raimundo, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Frank Yanowitz, Adrian Baranchuk, Kjell Nikus
Congenital short QT syndrome is a very low prevalence inherited primary arrhythmia syndrome first reported in 2000 by Gussak et al., who described two families with a short QT interval, syncope, and sudden cardiac death. In 2004, Ramon Brugada et al. identified the first genetic type of this entity. To date, a total of nine genotypes have been described. The diagnosis is easy from the electrocardiogram (ECG), not only due to the short QT duration, but also based on other aspects covered in this review. During 24-h Holter monitoring, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation spontaneously converting to sinus rhythm may be found...
May 3, 2024: Journal of Electrocardiology