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Of 33 "panic" attacks reported by patients wearing an ambulatory solid-state heart rate/activity monitor for 6 days, 19 (58%) occurred at heart rates disproportionate to activity levels and different enough from surrounding heart rates to indicate a distinct physiologic state. Intense panic attacks with three or more symptoms were the most readily identified. ECG monitoring found the elevated heart rates to be sinus tachycardias. Heart rate elevation did not occur during anticipatory anxiety episodes. Ambulatory heart rate recordings confirm the presence of major physiologic changes during self-reported panic attacks.

Original publication

DOI

10.1176/ajp.143.4.478

Type

Journal article

Journal

Am J Psychiatry

Publication Date

04/1986

Volume

143

Pages

478 - 482

Keywords

Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Circadian Rhythm, Electrocardiography, Fear, Female, Heart, Heart Rate, Humans, Middle Aged, Monitoring, Physiologic, Panic, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales