%0 Case Reports
%T A case of short QT-interval postventricular arrhythmia arrest from Torsade De Pointes, a new phenotype, or the result of tachycardia-mediated imbalance.
%A Ifedili I
%A Maturana M
%A Kayali S
%A Levine Y
%A Kabra R
%A Jha SK
%J J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
%V 35
%N 3
%D 2024 Mar 4
%M 38174843
%F 2.942
%R 10.1111/jce.16164
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>We report the case of an 18-year-old female with recurrent syncope that was discovered to have congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) and episodes of a transiently short QT interval after spontaneous termination of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>A cardiac event monitor revealed a long QT interval and initiation of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia by a premature ventricular complex on the preceding T-wave. After 1 minute of ventricular fibrillation, her arrhythmia spontaneously terminated with evidence of a short QT interval.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>A transient, potentially artificial, short QT interval following Torsades de Pointes can occur in patients with LQTS.