Benign palpitations are a common symptom of patients presenting to internists and
cardiologists [
[1]
] which, while not associated with a serious cardiac condition, can be highly disturbing
to the patient, and may lead to costly and repetitive diagnostic testing [
[2]
]. Providing reassurance of the benign nature of most palpitations often provides little
relief, leading to dissatisfaction in patients seeking help. Mayou et al. focus on
reframing the perception of palpitations from unpleasant and abnormal to accepting
these sensations as normal and unremarkable. However, helping patients reframe the
sensation of palpitations is not readily accomplished in a visit to a primary care
physician or specialist. So, the problem remains of how best to treat patients presenting
with benign palpitations.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: August 09, 2016
Accepted:
August 8,
2016
Received:
July 26,
2016
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