Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Sudden cardiac arrest occurring in temporal proximity to consumption of energy drinks
Authors' conclusion
Overall, 5% of SCA survivors experienced SCA in proximity to consuming an energy drink.
Study context
- Population
- Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) survivors with proven arrhythmias referred to the Mayo Clinic Genetic Heart Rhythm Clinic
- Participants
- 144 SCA survivors
- Outcome
- SCA occurring in temporal proximity to energy drink consumption
Methodological detailssingle-centre
- Single-centre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Unexplained SCA temporally associated with energy drink consumption
- SCA survivors with SCA temporally associated with energy drink
- 7 (5%)
- Female
- 6
- Mean age at SCA
- 29 ± 8 years
- Long QT syndrome
- 2
- Catecholaminergic polymorphic VT
- 2
- Idiopathic VF
- 3
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Characteristics of the 7 energy-drink-associated SCA cases
- Regular energy drink consumption
- 3 (43%)
- Required rescue shock
- 6 (86%)
- Resuscitated manually
- 1 (14%)
- All quit energy drinks and event-free since
Original publication
Sudden cardiac arrest occurring in temporal proximity to consumption of energy drinks. Heart Rhythm. Published 6 June 2024. doi:10.
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