Can people with an irregular heartbeat drink coffee? Cardiologist says 'yes'

Medical Xpress / American Heart Association / Circulation ^ | March 4, 2024 | Michael Precker / José A. Joglar et al

[ConservativeMind]

Coffee and AFib are fine together.

[ConservativeMind]

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[irishjuggler]

When my great-grandfather was in his mid-30s a doctor told him that his heartbeat was so irregular that he’d be dead by 40... a sobering thought for the father a toddler with another baby on the way. He drank black coffee... with a shot of JD in it every morning. And he did die... at 97.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

I’ve had Afib for over 15 years, and I drink caffeinated coffee all the time. No racing heart at all.

[Bullish]

He’s also the chief cardiologist at StarBuck’s coffee.

jk

[Responsibility2nd]

I was diagnosed with Afib last year. Put on butt loads of Eliquis, Metoprolol and Amidiarone.

Coffee was never mentioned as to be avoided. Alcohol yes, but not caffeine.

[metmom]

Irregular heartbeat can be something I neve3r heard of before until I knew someone who had this condition. It’s similar to A-fib. It’s called A-flutter, and a very effective and easy treatment for it exists.

[Blueway]

I don’t buy it. I have had to give up coffee, tea, and cola due to Afib.
Don’t miss them like I thought I would.
Finally was able to control the Afib by adding stronger meds.
Sure is better than ablation or pacemaker.

[Bobbyvotes]

I agree with you. I had missing heart beats. My heart would beat 9 times then miss the 10th. It is scary feeling. Caffeine accentuates the missing beat. Now I avoid caffeine as much as possible even though my heart is cured of missing beats through regular exercise. I use half caffeine coffee I found at Walmart coz I don’t like taste of decaf.

[Daveinyork]

A-flutter?. My wife used to cause that.

[ReformedBeckite]

Sounds like a study to promote the half caffeine coffee I’ve seen in grocery stores recently.

[chuck allen]

Half-Caf has been around forever.

[mewzilla]

The timing of this is interesting...

[PGalt]

Thanks or posting; ping

[jagusafr]

Sure hope so, I have a cup every morning.

[jagusafr]

My cardiologist wants me to do an ablation because my resting heart rate is 36 and putting me on beta blockers lowers that even more. Not my favorite resolution, but one bout of a-fib is all I really want to experience.

[yldstrk]

Afib and Aflutter are twins. My husband with Afib has had episodes of both.

[yldstrk]

We did the ablation (on my husband) with perfect results.

[Red Badger]

I do it every day...................

[jagusafr]

That’s great to hear - just very frustrating to even have to consider it. The Colonel’s Wife and I exercise daily and eat healthy, have the 38 years of our marriage