Table 1 Gollob and European Society of Cardiology criteria for diagnosing SQTS.
From: A descriptive report on short QT interval in Kherameh branch of the PERSIAN cohort study
Gollob criteria18 | 1—High-probability SQTS: ≥ 4 points |
2—Intermediate-probability SQTS: 3 points | |
3—Low-probability SQTS: ≤ 2 points | |
Item 1 (QTc): < 370[1 point], < 350[2 points], < 330[3 points], Jpoint-Tpeak < 120[1 point] | |
Item 2 (Clinical history): SCD[2 points], polymorphic VT or VF[2 points], unexplained syncope[1 point], AF[1 point] | |
Item 3 (Familial history): 1st or 2nd degree high-probability SQTS[2 points], 1st or 2nd degree autopsy-negative SCD[1 points], sudden infant death syndrome[1 point] | |
Item 4 (Gene study): genotype positive[2 points], mutation of undetermined significance in culprit gene[1 points] | |
European Society of Cardiology criteria19 | 1—QTc < 340 ms, or |
2—QTc < 360 ms and (1) confirmed pathogenic mutation, or (2) family history of SQTS, or (3) family history of SCD at 40 years of age, or (4) Survival from a VT/VF episode in the absence of heart diseases |
