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Short QT syndrome is characterised by an abnormally short QT interval and a propensity to develop atrial and ventricular arrhythmias.

Intracoronary thrombus detection by CMR is by non contrast enhanced T1 weighted imaging, utilising the short T1 of methemoglobin in the acute thrombus.

Uninterpretable risk score for coronary CT angiography associated with: diabetes, hypertension, COPD, sedentary lifestyle, BMI, age, and history of AF.

Supravalvar aortic stenosis is often part of the William's syndrome with hypercalcemia, elfin facies and learning disability associated.

Role for cardiac catheterisation in GUCH has come down remarkably with availability of echocardiography, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and CT.

Computed tomography has an excellent role in the assessment of grown up congenital heart disease (GUCH) It is good for imaging arteries and veins.

MR angio of anterior and posterior tibial arteries

A retrospective analysis showed that renin-angiotensin blockade may in fact be useful in aortic stenosis.

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) has the advantage that it is less operator dependent than echocardiography regarding the acquisition of images.

Evaluation of a patient with grown up congenital heart disease (GUCH) is similar to any other patient and begins with a good history to assess symptoms.