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    • Updated on 28 Nov 2023
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    Other causes for palpitations should be considered and red flags excluded.

    EXAMPLES OF OTHER CAUSES FOR PALPITATIONS:

    • Cardiac arrhythmias.
    • Structural heart disease.
    • Psychosomatic disorders.
    • Systemic causes such as thyroid disease, hypoglycaemia, anaemia, fever.
    • Medications such as beta2 agonists.
    • Alcohol, nicotine and substance misuse.

    For more information on the assessment and other causes of palpitations, see NICE CKS guidance.

    Where non-hormonal causes for palpitations are suspected, arrange further investigations +/- referral appropriately.

    If menopause is suspected, a therapeutic trial of HRT can be given.

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