Table 1.
Symptoms, frequency, and duration of palpitations between post-ablation patients and controls who reported palpitations
| Patients (n = 44) | Controls (n = 33) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symptoms | |||
| Heart pounding | 17 (39) | 23 (70) | 0.007 |
| Heart racing | 19 (43) | 12 (36) | 0.546 |
| Skipped beats/extra beats | 31 (71) | 6 (18) | <0.001 |
| Heart fluttering | 21 (48) | 2 (6) | <0.001 |
| Heart about to start racing | 17 (39) | 2 (6) | 0.001 |
| Other | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0.215 |
| Frequency of palpitations | |||
| Hourly | 2 (5) | 7 (21) | 0.033 |
| Daily | 3 (7) | 11 (33) | 0.006 |
| Weekly | 9 (20) | 6 (18) | 0.803 |
| Monthly | 19 (43) | 6 (18) | 0.020 |
| Yearly | 11 (25) | 3 (9) | 0.084 |
| Duration of palpitations | |||
| Seconds | 29 (66) | 21 (64) | 0.836 |
| Minutes | 13 (30) | 11 (33) | 0.722 |
| Hours | 2 (5) | 0 (0) | 0.215 |
| Days | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | N/A |
| Unknown | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 0.429 |
Data are expressed as n (%).
N/A, not applicable.