Table 2 Arrhythmia-related symptoms in hemodialysis patients
Relationship to hemodialysis (%, among those with symptoms) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Symptom question | Prevalence | Before | During | After | Unrelated |
Have you ever felt your heart was skipping beats, flopping in your chest or beating very hard? | 26 (56.5%) | 0 | 0 | 5 (19.2%) | 21 (80.8%) |
Have you had any episodes where you felt like you passed out or almost passed out? | 17 (36.9%) | 0 | 3 (17.6%) | 4 (23.5%) | 10 (58.8%) |
Have there been times when your heart races (palpitations)? | 28 (60.9%) | 1 (3.6%) | 2 (7.1%) | 7 (25.0%) | 18 (64.3%) |