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The aim of our study was to evaluate the symptomatology of sustained monomorphic VT with emphasis on the prevalence of palpitations.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n            <jats:title>Methods and Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">\n              Consecutive patients presenting to our center with a first event of a regular sustained monomorphic VT (n=59) or a regular supraventricular tachycardia (SVT; n=109) between January 2012 and September 2019 were interviewed regarding their symptoms during the arrhythmic event. We included only patients with a first arrhythmic event to avoid the influence of previous medical encounters on our patients\u2019 terminology. As expected, patients with VT were older (age 68.8\u00b113.6 versus 52.6\u00b116.8\u00a0years;\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.001), more often of male sex (94.9% versus 37.6%;\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.001), had lower left ventricular ejection fraction (37\u00b111% versus 59\u00b12%,\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.001) and more comorbidities (87.6% versus 40.5%;\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.001) compared with patients with SVT. Importantly, even though the heart rate upon presentation did not differ between the 2 groups (165\u00b126 beats\/min during VT versus 171\u00b132 beats\/min during SVT;\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              =0.16), symptomatology differed significantly; specifically, palpitations were reported in only 8.8% of VT patients, compared with 90.7% of SVT patients (\n              <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n              &lt;0.001). Common symptoms in the VT group included chest pain (64%), dyspnea (21%), and dizziness (26%).\n            <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">Despite similar heart rate, patients with VT rarely report having palpitations, whereas patients with SVT do so commonly. 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