ing ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁sudden ▁card iac ▁death . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁ ▁The ▁treatment ▁for ▁short ▁Q T ▁synd rome ▁is ▁aim ed ▁at ▁prevent ing ▁ab normal ▁heart ▁rh yth ms ▁and ▁reducing ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁sudden ▁card iac ▁death . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁difficult ▁to ▁experiment ally ▁test ▁potential ▁treat ments ▁as ▁the ▁condition ▁is ▁very ▁rare , ▁so ▁the ▁evidence ▁for ▁treatment ▁effect iveness ▁comes ▁largely ▁from ▁cons ensus ▁opinion . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁tre ating ▁the ▁person ▁identified ▁as ▁having ▁the ▁condition , ▁screen ing ▁of ▁family ▁members ▁may ▁be ▁recommended . ▁ ▁Im plant able ▁card io verter - def ibr ill ator ▁▁ ▁In ▁those ▁with ▁short ▁Q T ▁synd rome ▁who ▁have ▁already ▁experienced ▁a ▁life - th re aten ing ▁ab normal ▁heart ▁rh ythm ▁such ▁as ▁vent ric ular ▁f ibr ill ation , ▁an ▁impl ant able ▁card io verter - def ibr ill ator ▁( IC D ) ▁may ▁be ▁recommended ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁chance ▁of ▁sudden ▁death . ▁This ▁device ▁is ▁impl anted ▁under ▁the ▁skin ▁and ▁can ▁contin ually ▁monitor ▁the ▁heart ▁rh ythm . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁device ▁detect s ▁a ▁dangerous ▁heart ▁rh ythm ▁disturb ance ▁it ▁can ▁deliver ▁a ▁small ▁electric ▁shock ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁rest oring ▁a ▁rh ythm . ▁ ▁Im plant ing ▁an ▁I CD ▁in ▁someone ▁with ▁short ▁Q T ▁synd rome ▁who ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁experienced ▁a ▁life - th re aten ing ▁arr h ythm ia ▁is