Key result
Electrocardiogram analysis of 10,984 Japanese patients revealed that short QT syndrome is extremely rare, with only 3 subjects (0.03%) exhibiting a QTc < 300 msec(1/2) and none having symptoms.
Population
10,984 consecutive subjects who received a consultation at Kanazawa University Hospital, Japan, and had an…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Short QTc on routine ECGs yields minimal cases; extends rarity data in Japanese cohorts but leaves symptomatic risk open for prospective study.
Observational (n=10,984)
No
Short QT syndrome is extremely rare, with a prevalence of 0.03% for QTc < 300 ms in a Japanese hospital cohort, and none exhibiting clinical symptoms.
Funada et al. (2008) conducted an observational in Short QT syndrome (n=10,984). Electrocardiogram analysis of 10,984 Japanese patients revealed that short QT syndrome is extremely rare, with only 3 subjects (0.03%) exhibiting a QTc < 300 msec(1/2) and none having symptoms.
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