Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 412-417 , June 2011

Influence of coffee and caffeine consumption on atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients

  • A.V. Mattioli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Science, Section of Cardiology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via del pozzo, 71, 41100 Modena, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 59 4224043; fax: +39 59 4224323.
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  • A. Farinetti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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  • C. Miloro

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nutritional Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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  • P. Pedrazzi

      Affiliations

    • Section of Nutritional Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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  • G. Mattioli

      Affiliations

    • Istituto Nazionale di Ricerche Cardiovascolari, Modena, Italy

Received 1 July 2009 ,Revised 22 October 2009 ,Accepted 16 November 2009.

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☆ Part of these data have been presented at the Scientific Session of the European Society of Cardiology.

PII: S0939-4753(09)00281-6

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.11.003

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 21, Issue 6 , Pages 412-417 , June 2011

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