People reporting cold drinks or foods as triggers for their atrial fibrillation (Afib) were invited to a survey.

Atrial fibrillation, called AFib, is the most common type of heart arrhythmia and experts say 12.1 million people in the U.S.

In a new survey of people with afib, most said they have ‘cold drink heart,’ meaning cold drinks sometimes lead to irregular or rapid heart rhythms.

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Our easy-to-read patient fact sheet compares and contrasts sinus arrhythmia vs AFib (atrial fibrillation) symptoms.

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Among people who claimed to have ever had symptomatic Afib triggered by cold ingestion, 51.5% reported that their Afib episodes occurred only following cold drink or food consumption (as opposed ...

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