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. 2019 Feb 13;27(3):152–160. doi: 10.1007/s12471-019-1237-2

Table 2.

Information on emergency visits

Symptoms n (%)
Palpitations 55 (41%)
Chest pain 32 (24%)
Fever 16 (12%)
Fatigue 13 (10%)
Shortness of breath  7 (5%)
Haemoptysis  6 (4%)
Neurological symptoms  5 (4%)
Diagnoses
No diagnosis of cardiac nature 62 (46%)
Arrhythmia 50 (37%)
Endocarditis  6 (5%)
Pulmonary hypertension  6 (5%)
Stroke  5 (4%)
Valvular heart disease  3 (2%)
Heart failure  2 (1%)
Therapeutic regimen consequences
No changes in therapeutic regimen 59 (44%)
Medication changes 52 (39%)
Electrocardioversion 29 (21%)
Interventions  4 (3%)
Planned interventions  3 (2%)