Palpitations are predictive of future atrial fibrillation. An 11-year follow-up of 22,815 men and women: The Tromso Study

Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia which increases morbidity and mortality. Identification of risk factors is therefore important. We examined the impact of palpitations and cardiovascular risk factors in prediction of AF (all types) and lone AF in a large population-based cohort