TABLE 2.

Summary of Most Recent Bethesda Recommendations for Sports Restriction in LQTS

Summary of Recommendation
Recommendation #1 Patients with a prior cardiac arrest or syncopal event related to LQTS should be restricted to class IA sports
Recommendation #2 Asymptomatic patients with borderline QTc prolongation (<470 in males, <480 in females) are restricted to class IA sports.
Recommendation #3 Patients with phenotype-negative, genotype-positive LQTS are not restricted. LQT1 patients should refrain from swimming.
Recommendation #4 LQTS patients with an ICD should be restricted from all sports.

ICD = implantable cardioverter-defibrillator; LQTS = long QT syndrome.