Does drinking too much coffee cause arrhythmia?

Recently, after being lovelorn, a woman chatted with her best friend in a cafe and drank six cups of coffee a night, causing her heart rate to soar to 160 beats per minute. Soon, the woman was sent to hospital for emergency treatment with white lips, shortness of breath and trembling all over. Meng Qingzhi, a member of the Cardiology Department of the Chinese Physicians' Association, a member of the Hypertension Group of Shanghai Cardiovascular Specialty, and Director of the Department of Cardiology of Shanghai Yuanda Heart and chest Hospital, pointed out that the woman caused arrhythmia because she drank too much coffee. it might be dangerous to come to the hospital a little later.

Drink six cups of coffee with arrhythmia in a row.

It is reported that the woman and two friends sat in the cafe for more than five hours, until 1: 00 in the morning has ordered six cups of coffee, each cup is about 250ml. After drinking the sixth cup, she began to be short of breath, depressed, and her hands trembled. Her friends felt that something was wrong and immediately sent her to the hospital emergency room. After being sedated and treated with oxygen, the woman was finally out of danger.

Does drinking too much coffee cause arrhythmia?

Director Meng explained that coffee contains a lot of caffeine, which can easily excite the nerves in the brain, speed up the blood flow and strengthen the heart function, thus greatly increasing the burden on the heart. When drinking too much coffee, many people will have facial flushing, rapid heartbeat response, coupled with nervous system stimulation, some potential high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, arrhythmia and other diseases will be induced. Therefore, Director Meng suggested that the elderly and people with cardiovascular disease had better not drink coffee.

What if I really want some coffee?

Everyone's tolerance to caffeine is different, and doctors are unable to set an exact maximum amount for everyone. People are advised to drink less or control their daily consumption, and patients with cardiovascular disease are provided with heart-saving drugs. When there are adverse reactions due to drinking coffee, in addition to going to the hospital for treatment immediately, you can also dilute the caffeine in the body by drinking a lot of plain boiled water and promote kidney excretion.

It should be reminded that for patients with arrhythmias, it is best to choose doctors and hospitals with relatively high experience and skills, such as the Department of Cardiology of Shanghai Broad Heart Hospital, where Director Meng Qingzhi is located, which is composed of a team of experienced experts. after more than 10 years of research and clinical work. A large number of heart diseases such as acute myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, intractable heart failure and severe ventricular arrhythmia were successfully rescued, and more than 1000 patients with coronary heart disease were diagnosed and treated with interventional diagnosis and treatment. it is a department characterized by minimally invasive and interventional methods.

Warm reminder: although drinking too much coffee may cause arrhythmia, but under the premise of controlling consumption, coffee is still good for the human body. For example, it can eliminate fatigue, relieve alcohol, promote digestion, prevent gallstones and so on. Maybe you don't get enough sleep these days and are in urgent need of a cup of coffee to cheer you up, but with cardiovascular disease at the same time, it is recommended to use a moderate concentration of tea instead. If you have more questions about the disease, you can directly call the national consultation hotline 400677-0366, or open your mobile phone to scan the following Wechat QR code to join us, you can also "click to forward" relatives and friends to "promote healthy living and spread positive energy".