Moderate coffee consumption may reduce AF recurrence risk post-cardioversion, contradicting traditional advice to avoid caffeine. The DECAF trial showed a 39% lower recurrence risk in coffee drinkers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The DECAF trial evaluated the effects of caffeinated coffee on risk for recurrent atrial fibrillation episodes ...

An international randomised trial reports a 39% reduction in recurrent atrial fibrillation among patients who drank one caffeinated coffee a day. A cup of caffeinated coffee each day may lower the ...

In a recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on November 9, 2025, researchers examined the effect of coffee consumption on the recurrence of atrial fibrillation ...

A small series provides provocative new data on the safety of performing direct current cardioversion (DCCV) without oral anticoagulation in high-risk patients with a Watchman left atrial appendage ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association, and the European Society of Cardiology define atrial fibrillation (AF) as a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia characterized by ...

Dr. Hugh Calkins answers the question: 'Atrial Fibrillation vs. Atrial Flutter?' — -- Question: My doctor told me I sometimes have atrial fibrillation and at other times have atrial flutter. What ...