Study challenges advice to avoid coffee for those with atrial fibrillation

Drinking coffee can protect against atrial fibrillation (A-Fib), a common heart rhythm disorder that causes rapid, irregular ...
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Daily caffeinated coffee tied to less atrial fibrillation recurrence

Adults with atrial fibrillation who drank a cup a day of caffeinated coffee were less likely to have recurrent AF or atrial ...
Medscape

The Long and the Short of Anticoagulation for AF Cardioversion

May 2, 2003 - A retrospective study and results of a phase 3 trial point to new approaches to both short-term cardioversion and long-term maintenance of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Coffee For Heart: A Yes Or No? Here's What The Study Says

A new JAMA Network study says a daily cup of caffeinated coffee may actually protect the heart. In a first-of-its-kind trial, 200 patients with A-Fib were tracked, and those who drank coffee had a 39 ...
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For Acute A-fib, Wait-and-See Approach May Spare Many Patients From Cardioversion

LISBON, Portugal—Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with new, symptomatic A-fib do not necessarily need to undergo immediate cardioversion, as is now common practice, the RACE 7 ...
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EMANATE: Another NOAC Shown to Be Safe, Effective in the Setting of Cardioversion for A-fib

BARCELONA, Spain—Apixaban appears to be an effective and safe alternative to heparin plus a vitamin K antagonist (VKA) for patients with A-fib who are undergoing rapid cardioversion and require ...