Apple Watch is useful in demonstrating coffee-triggered atrial fibrillation with a very short duration: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although there are many negative reports on coffee consumption and the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF), several factors are involved in the metabolism of caffeine, and it is possible that the response to caffeine changes with age. We present a case in which Apple Watch was useful in detecting very brief paroxysmal AF that was thought to be triggered by coffee consumption.

Case summary

The patient was a man in his early 60s. He often drank a cup of coffee after breakfast. At some point, after drinking coffee and commuting to work, he noticed palpitations. He got an Apple Watch, and when he recorded his electrocardiogram when the symptoms occurred, he found that he had AF. During the following month, the frequency of AF was examined in relation to whether cof

SUBMITTER: Itoh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9269674 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature