A Novel Form of Short QT Syndrome (SQT3) Is Caused by a Mutation in the KCNJ2 Gene

SG Priori, SV Pandit, I Rivolta, O Berenfeld… - Circulation …, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Short QT syndrome (SQTS) leads to an abbreviated QTc interval and predisposes patients to
life-threatening arrhythmias. To date, two forms of the disease have been identified: SQT1 …

Proposed diagnostic criteria for short QT syndrome are badly founded

P Bjerregaard - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2011 - jacc.org
549 JACC Vol. 58, No. 5, 2011 Correspondence July 26, 2011: 548–51 heart rates. Bazett's
formula will greatly overcorrect the QT interval at any heart rate 60 beats/min, and attempts …

Short QT syndrome

C Giustetto, C Scrocco, D Giachino, C Antzelevitch… - Cardiogenetics, 2011 - mdpi.com
The short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a recently described genetic arrhythmogenic disorder,
characterized by abnormally short QT intervals on surface electrocardiogram (ECG) and a …

The phenotypic spectrum of a mutation hotspot responsible for the short QT syndrome

D Hu, Y Li, J Zhang, R Pfeiffer, MH Gollob… - JACC: Clinical …, 2017 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the phenotypic and functional expression of an
apparent hotspot mutation associated with short QT syndrome (SQTS). Background: SQTS is …

The short QT syndrome: proposed diagnostic criteria

MH Gollob, CJ Redpath, JD Roberts - Journal of the American College of …, 2011 - jacc.org
Objectives: We aimed to develop diagnostic criteria for the short QT syndrome (SQTS) to
facilitate clinical evaluation of suspected cases. Background: The SQTS is a cardiac …

Short QT syndrome

P Bjerregaard, I Gussak - Electrical Diseases of the Heart: Volume 1: Basic …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Short QT Syndrome (SQTS) is a rare form of channelopathy with a moderately high
risk of SCD, but the syndrome is not well-defined and information about long term follow-up …

Long-term follow-up of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in Short QT syndrome

I El-Battrawy, J Besler, U Ansari, V Liebe… - Clinical Research in …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is associated with sudden cardiac death
and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation is recommended in this rare …

Short QT syndrome: Genotype-phenotype correlations

M Borggrefe, C Wolpert, C Antzelevitch… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
The short QT syndrome is a new congenital entity associated with familial atrial fibrillation
and/or sudden death or syncope. Three different gain-of-function mutations in genes …

Novel insight into the natural history of short QT syndrome

A Mazzanti, A Kanthan, N Monteforte, M Memmi… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study intends to gain further insights into the natural history, the yield of
familial and genetic screening, and the arrhythmogenic mechanisms in the largest cohort of …

Multiple clinical profiles of families with the short QT syndrome

D Akdis, AM Saguner, A Medeiros-Domingo… - EP …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a rare cardiac channelopathy characterized by
a shortened corrected QT (QTc)-interval that can lead to ventricular arrhythmias and sudden …