Palpitation

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Etiology/cause

In one cohort study, causes were identified in 84%:[1]

Evaluation

Helpful findings in one cohort study were:[1]

  • Duration more than 5 minutes suggested cardiac arrhythmia
  • More than 5 total symptoms suggest psychiatric causes. A similar observation (two or more prodromal symptoms) has been observed for determining the cause of syncope.[2]

Palpitations followed by syncope suggest cardiac arrhythmia.[3]

References