Palpitations describe the sensation that the heart is racing, pounding, fluttering, or skipping a beat. An electrophysiologist approach to palpitations involves:

– Careful history taking

– Establishing the frequency of symptoms

– Choosing an appropriate monitoring modality

– Establishing symptom

– Rhythm correlation

Dr Ihab El-Sokkari is a Cardiologist located in Penrith, NSW, with special interests in General cardiology, Cardiac electrophysiology, Cardiac device implantation, and Ablation procedures for cardiac arrhythmias.