Short QT syndrome: a very rare arrhythmogenic entity.

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Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a gene-related arrhythmogenic syndrome harbouring a large spectrum of symptoms ranging from mild palpitations to sudden cardiac death.The mutation of genes (KCNH2, KCNQ1, and KCNJ2) encoding for cardiac potassium channels plays a central role in SQTS. Electrocardiography is the primary important step in the diagnosis (short QT interval along with T wave changes), but ECG findings may...

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