Carpenter, Janet S.Sheng, YingElomba, Charles D.Alwine, Jennifer S.Yue, MinPike, Caitlin A.Chen, Chen X.Tisdale, James E.2022-03-102022-03-102021-03Carpenter, J. S., Sheng, Y., Elomba, C. D., Alwine, J. S., Yue, M., Pike, C. A., Chen, C. X., & Tisdale, J. E. (2021). A Systematic Review of Palpitations Prevalence by Menopausal Status. Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports, 10(1), 7–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13669-020-00302-zhttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/28126Purpose of the Review The purpose was to systematically review evidence on the prevalence of palpitations by menopausal stage. Palpitations are a feeling of missed, irregular, or exaggerated heart beats. Recent Findings Carefully delineated search, screening, and data extraction strategies resulted in five articles for review. Articles offered cross-sectional findings from menopausal symptom surveys from five countries between 1974 and 2011 with clinic- and community-based samples of premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal women. Reported studies were good (n = 2) to fair (n = 3) quality with low (n = 2) to moderate (n = 3) bias. Menopausal palpitations were not the focus of any study but were assessed as a single item of heart racing, pounding, or discomfort over the past 2 weeks, month, or year. Palpitations prevalence rates by menopausal stage were 3.7 to 40.2% premenopausal, 20.1 to 40.2% perimenopausal, and 15.7 to 54.1% postmenopausal. Three of five articles showed that compared with premenopausal and postmenopausal women, palpitation prevalence was significantly higher among perimenopausal and surgically postmenopausal women. Summary Good-quality evidence on palpitation prevalence by menopausal stage is limited but suggests that physiological changes of menopause may play a role in this symptom. Measurement varied, suggesting a need to standardize the assessment of menopausal palpitations. The review findings suggest a strong need for clinicians and researchers to collaborate to standardize documentation of menopausal palpitations across the menopause transition.enAttribution 4.0 Internationalmenopausepalpitationsmenopausal symptomsArticle