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Heart palpitations

Heart palpitations are one of the most common symptoms of atrial fibrillation. You may feel like your heart is suddenly racing, pounding, fluttering or skipping beats. These sensations can start suddenly and vary in intensity. Logging these episodes may help you recognize what tends to bring them on.

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This graph shows how your Quality of Life (QoL) has been affected by this symptom in the past 30 days.

Community insights

Average duration of this symptom
Minutes
Gender of members that
reported this symptom
55.6%
0.0%
44.4%
Age of members that 
reported this symptom
Top five risk factors
Dementia (Including Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia) 33%
Polycythemia Vera 33%
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) 22%
Pericarditis 22%
Hypothyroidism (Underactive Thyroid) 22%
Effect of this symptom 
on quality of life
Quality of Life Gauge
QoL: 3.2
Number of members who reported this symptom
9
Type of Afib members with this symptom have
  • Paroxysmal
  • Persistent
  • Long-standing persistent
  • Permanent
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Other symptoms

The percentage of reporters who reported this specific symptom
Irregular Heartbeat 53.8%
Fatigue 38.5%
Rapid Heartbeat 38.5%
Dizziness 30.8%
Anxiety 23.1%
Sweating 23.1%
Exercise Intolerance 15.4%
Lightheadedness 15.4%
Shortness of breath 15.4%
Weakness 15.4%
Blurred Vision 7.7%
Chest Pain or Pressure 7.7%
Near-fainting 7.7%
Pounding feeling in neck 7.7%