BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Palpitations are the most common complaint in cardiology outpatient clinics. These palpitations may be derived from paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) and can be easily overlooked. It is unclear whether inter-atrial conduction time (ICT) may predict the paroxysmal AF in out-patients that present with palpitations. We evaluated the ability of the ICT to predict paroxys...

Background: In children, palpitations, which may result from a life‑threatening tachyarrhythmia, are one of the most common causes cardiac visits and hospitalizations. Effective diagnosis is essential in this population patients. Aims: This study aimed to assess usefulness long‑term telemetric electrocardiograms compared with Holter monitoring diagnostic workup children palpitations. Methods: A...

A 55-year-old woman presented with intermittent palpitations. She received a diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and was treated accordingly. Her history was significant for lung disease, diagnosed with chest radiograph when she was in her teens. Her brother had also received a diagnosis of lung disease when he was in his late teens. She is an accountant who does not smoke. She was trea...