Rodolfo Hardiman, Alain Terkeltaub, Colin Frommer, Naoki Tsukamoto
Abstract
The main aim of this study is to analyze evidence concerning the risk of atrial flutter (AFL) in coffee consumers. In the present study, a meta-analysis is conducted to assess the association between caffeine and AFL. The present results of this study’s meta-analysis are based on all published risk estimates that have considered deposition and are stratified by levels of coffee consumption and specific records of AFL cases. The research provides aggregate evidence of the association between coffee or caffeine consumption and AFL. The objectives of the study are: (1) to summarize the overall effects of caffeine consumption on the risk of atrial flutter; (2) to provide warning recommendations about caffeine-containing products such as coffee, soft drink, and tea beverages, which are considered natural products and produced from caffeine. The goal of this research is to assess the effects of exposure to caffeine-containing products on the risk of AF as risk or protective factors. Findings from this meta-analysis could provide a basis for taking some control measures aimed at altering a person’s diet to reduce the minimum risk of acquiring atrial flutter. Because there are many soft drink and coffee products prepared containing an illegal dose of caffeine for the risk of AFL, health risk should be taken into consideration and reconsidered. To the best knowledge of these authors, this study is the first meta-analysis assessing the association between coffee and the risk of AFL. The conclusion is better by considering other drinks that can be the source of caffeine for future case-control or cohort studies, and studies found in the most recent article.
Keywords: Atrial flutter; Coffee consumption; Meta-analysis study
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