Aborted Sudden Cardiac Death Associated with Short QT Syndrome

Aborted Sudden Cardiac Death Associated with Short QT Syndrome

A 43-year-old male was transferred to our institute. His heart rhythm on admission was ventricular fibrillation (VF) which was successfully defibrillated with a direct current shock (DC). A diagnosis of short QT syndrome (SQTS) was made on the basis of an abnormally short QT interval of 280 ms durin...

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Main Authors: Kaoru Okishige, MD, Koji Sugiyama, MD, Minetaka Maeda, MD, Hideshi Aoyagi, MD, Manabu Kurabayashi, MD, Naoto Miyagi, MD, Daisuke Ueshima, MD, Koji Azegami, MD, Tetsuhiro Takei, MD, Toshitaka Itoh, MD, Naomasa Makita, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Short QT syndrome
Ventricular fibrillation
Implantable devices
Antiarrhythmic agent
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427609800069

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