Long-term alcohol and caffeine intake and risk of sudden cardiac death in women. | Vanderbilt Center for Clinical Cardiovascular Outcomes Research and Trials Evaluation

Bertoia ML, Triche EW, Michaud DS, Baylin A, Hogan JW, Neuhouser ML, Freiberg MS, Allison MA, Safford MM, Li W, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Rosal MC, Eaton CB. Long-term alcohol and caffeine intake and risk of sudden cardiac death in women. The American journal of clinical nutrition. 2013 Jun;97(97). 1356-63. PMID: 23615825 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC3652927

Abstract

Alcohol and caffeine intakes may play a role in the development of sudden cardiac death (SCD) because of their effects on cholesterol, blood pressure, heart rate variability, and inflammation.