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How do you advise patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation regarding their caffeine consumption, given that a randomized clinical trial found no association between caffeine intake and the triggering of AF episodes?
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Cardiology · NorthShore University HealthSystem
There is no data to support that limited caffeine consumption should not be forced upon patients for AF prevention because it does not cause AF. Then again, there are patients who are sensitive to it and they should avoid it. I think patients are told to stop it because we want to blame something fo...