title: Commonly consumed beverages in daily life: do they cause atrial fibrillation?
abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia in the United States and worldwide. Caffeine, alcohol, and, more recently, energy drinks are the most commonly consumed beverages in daily living, especially by young individuals. Several questions have been raised about the implications of caffeine, alcohol, and energy drinks in cardiovascular health, especially in triggering AF. This review focuses on the role of these commonly consumed beverages as a cause of AF, with special emphasis of potential mechanisms and studies addressing this issue.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri.
authors.forename: Mohit K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Turagam
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri.
authors.forename: Poonam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Velagapudi
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois.
authors.forename: Abraham G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Kocheril
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, Missouri.
authors.forename: Martin A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alpert
mesh_terms: D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*; D002110:Caffeine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D061215:Energy Drinks / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D002110:Caffeine