title: A short story of the short QT syndrome.
abstract: Short QT syndrome is a recently recognized cause of cardiac rhythm disorders, including sudden cardiac death. Although the syndrome is rare, its potential lethality justifies routinely screening the electrocardiograms of patients with syncope or unexplained atrial or ventricular arrhythmias to look for this diagnosis. This review discusses recent advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of this syndrome and outlines some of the challenges in establishing the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. hayan.almaluli@tuhs.temple.edu
authors.forename: Hayan Al
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Maluli
authors.forename: Arnold B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Meshkov
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope