Short-term Effects of High-Dose Caffeine on Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients With Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Priccila Zuchinali,
Gabriela Corrêa Souza,
Maurício Pimentel,
Diego Chemello,
André Zimerman,
Vanessa Giaretta,
Joyce Y. Y. Salamoni,
Bianca de Moraes Fracasso,
Leandro Ioschpe Zimerman,
Luís Eduardo Paim Rohde
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6374
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , heart failure , cardiology , placebo , caffeine , supraventricular arrhythmia , crossover study , anesthesia , atrial fibrillation , alternative medicine , pathology
The presumed proarrhythmic action of caffeine is controversial. Few studies have assessed the effect of high doses of caffeine in patients with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction at high risk for ventricular arrhythmias.
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