For many years, there has been talking of a relationship between coffee and decaf and heart palpitations. Caffeine is one of the factors that come to mind in some arrhythmia (rhythm disorder) problems, such as atrial fibrillation. For this reason, many patients try to stay away from coffee, although they like it. But a new study is on track to change what we know so far. Scientists noted that the relationship in question is quite rare. Maybe we didn’t need to get away from the coffee.…
Coffee prevents heart palpitations
University of California researchers have published a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine. The research team investigated whether coffee had an effect on our hearts. According to these new findings, the coffee habit is associated with a lower risk of developing an arrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation or palpitations in the chest.
The researchers analyzed the coffee consumption of more than 386 thousand people over a three-year period. The team then compared these data with rates of cardiac arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation. The team did not ignore demographics, lifestyle habits, and diseases and conditions that can cause cardiac problems, such as heart palpitations when deciphering the data.
Professor at the Department of Cardiology, University of California Dr. Gregory Marcus spoke about the study. Dr. “Every October coffee consumed was associated with a 3 percent lower risk of arrhythmia, ” Marcus said. There could be people who caffeine triggers. But the findings suggest that these cases are actually quite rare.” said.
In addition, the researchers examined genes they thought were associated with coffee nervousness. The CYP1A2 gene sometimes called the “coffee gene,” AIDS caffeine metabolism. People with this gene metabolize coffee at a normal rate. That means they can mostly drink coffee without a bad effect. But when this gene mutates, the body’s rate at which it metabolizes coffee can slow down.
Genetic analysis found no significant association between a decayed coffee metabolism and the risk of arrhythmia. The belief that coffee causes heart palpitations was born out of older, smaller studies, including one that focused entirely on male doctors. But science has a different view now. Dr. “A review of 201 meta-analyses showed that moderate coffee consumption was far more beneficial than harmful to health, ” Marcus wrote in the paper., ” he wrote.
