title: The idiopathic long QT syndrome: the need for a prospective registry.
abstract: The pathogenetic mechanisms of idiopathic long QT syndrome have been largely, although not completely, understood; however, several critical issues highly relevant to the clinical management of patients affected by the syndrome need to be clarified. For this purpose, physicians are invited to a registry of such patients.
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D012042:Registries; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome