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Dilated Cardiomyopathy with Short QT Interval: Is It a New Clinical Entity? |
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| Authors: | SHOMU BOHORA M.D. NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI M.D. JAGANMOHAN THARAKAN M.D. AJIT KUMARA VK M.D. SACHIN NAYYAR M.D. |
| Affiliation: | From the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
| Abstract: | Short QT syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant channelopathy of structurally normal hearts characterized by atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac death. We report a case having short QT, dilated ventricles, and severe ventricular dysfunction, an unreported association so far. |
| Keywords: | dilated cardiomyopathy short QT atrial fibrillation |