Dr. Barry Dworkin

Coffee consumption not linked to increased risk of atrial fibrillation

Madely Health Headlines Commentary for September 23, 2015

Source:
Coffee consumption ‘does not raise risk for common form of irregular heartbeat’

Reference:

Coffee consumption is not associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation: results from two prospective cohorts and a meta-analysis, Susanna C. Larsson et al., BMC Medicine doi: 10.1186/s12916-015-0447-8, accessed 21 September 2015.

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