{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: A case of short QT-interval postventricular arrhythmia arrest from Torsade De Pointes, a new phenotype, or the result of tachycardia-mediated imbalance.
{Author}: Ifedili I;Maturana M;Kayali S;Levine Y;Kabra R;Jha SK;
{Journal}: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
{Volume}: 35
{Issue}: 3
{Year}: 2024 Mar 4
{Factor}: 2.942
{DOI}: 10.1111/jce.16164
{Abstract}: <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.