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. 1992 Jun;38:1459–1462.

Cardiovascular Effects of Caffeine

Misconceptions about caffeine use and caronary heart disease

Martin G Myers
PMCID: PMC2146142  PMID: 21221403

Abstract

A review of the literature on the cardiovascular effects of caffeine indicates that moderate caffeine consumption does not cause cardiac arrhythmias, hypertension, or an increased incidence of coronary heart disease. Caffeine use is often associated with atherogenic behavior, such as cigarette smoking. Failure to take into account covariables for cardiovascular disease could be responsible for commonly held misconceptions about caffeine and heart disease.

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