1995
The Clinical Course of Palpitations in Medical Outpatients
Barsky A, Cleary P, Coeytaux R, Ruskin J. The Clinical Course of Palpitations in Medical Outpatients. JAMA Internal Medicine 1995, 155: 1782-1788. PMID: 7654112, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1995.00430160124012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPanic disorderCardiac symptomsPhysician visitsRole impairmentMore physician visitsAmbulatory electrocardiographic monitoringMedical care useNonpatient volunteersInception cohortClinical courseConsecutive patientsElectrocardiographic monitoringHolter monitoringRecurrent palpitationsCare useMedical outpatientsHigh prevalencePalpitationsPsychiatric symptomsSelf-report questionnairesPsychiatric disordersPatientsPsychopathologic symptomsAmbulatory electrocardiogramLongitudinal course
1994
Panic Disorder, Palpitations, and the Awareness of Cardiac Activity
BARSKY A, CLEARY P, SARNIE M, RUSKIN J. Panic Disorder, Palpitations, and the Awareness of Cardiac Activity. The Journal Of Nervous And Mental Disease 1994, 182: 63-71. PMID: 8308534, DOI: 10.1097/00005053-199402000-00001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPanic disorderPalpitation patientsElectrocardiographic monitoringSymptom reportsAmbulatory electrocardiographic monitoringCurrent panic disorderEvaluation of palpitationsCardiac activityLifetime panic disorderStructured diagnostic interviewNonpatient volunteersConsecutive patientsSelf-report questionnairesElectrocardiographic recordingsCardiac arrhythmiasPanic patientsPatientsDiagnostic InterviewPalpitationsCardiac irregularitiesResearch batteryDisordersSelf-report measuresReportArrhythmias