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I have read conflicting data on drinking caffeine and afib. Some have said it is a trigger and others say while it may exacerbate pac or pvc activity it is not an afib determinant. Anyone here have any advice or clear guidance. I must admit I do love my one cup of coffee or tea each day. Thanks in advance for your insights.
I had an afib ablation three years ago and have not had any sustained tachycardia since except in short bursts during exercise just FYI.
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It is individual.
My experience, and I have repeated this multiple times, is that caffeine consumption will reliably result in PAC activity after about an hour or two. This is an established pattern with me. I suppose the only thing I could do would be to blind the study and have someone serve me a drink with unknown caffeine content to me and I report PAC activity in the hours following. I haven’t done this since I kind of know the answer but I admit it would be more scientific.
Bottom line, if you feel better avoiding caffeine then do so. Caffeine isn’t an essential vitamin.
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