Citation

Josephson GW, Stine RJ. JACEP 1976; 5(10): 776-778.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1018352

Abstract

Caffeinism is a syndrome resulting from the excessive ingestion of caffeine and characterized primarily by cardiovascular and central nervous system manifestations. A variety of tachyarrhythmias and extrasystoles are believed to reflect the toxic, cardiotonic effects of caffeine. A case of paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT) related to caffeine abuse is PAT. The importance of considering this and other less frequent conditions as potential causes for this arrhythmia is stressed.

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