Effect of coffee on blood pressure and electrocardiographic changes in nicotine users

Authors

  • Pradeep Kumar Professor Department of Physiology King George Medical University Lucknow
  • Dileep Kumar Verma Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, King George Medical University Lucknow
  • Jagdish Narayan Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology King George Medical University Lucknow
  • Preeti Kanawjia Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology GSVM Medical College Kanpur
  • Archna Ghildiyal Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, KG Medical University, Lucknow

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i3.10090

Keywords:

Coffee, Nicotine, Blood pressure, QTc interval

Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to see the effect of coffee on Heart rate Blood pressure and ECG changes in nicotine users.

Methods: The study was conducted on 120 volunteers aged 21-40 years and with body mass index (BMI) between 17.3-28.0 kg /m2 .The subjects were divided into two groups: Control (n=40) and Study group (n=80).

Results: Observation suggests that increment in blood pressure, recorded in study group after coffee ingestion, was lesser than that of control group.  We also observed that there were no significant changes in diastolic blood pressure in any group while the mean arterial pressure was higher in both the groups following coffee ingestion.

Conclusion: Coffee ingestion decreases the  heart rate   with no changes in QTc, hence we concluded that less amount of coffee ingestion may not be harmful.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i3.10090

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(3) 2015 46-48

 

 

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Published

2014-10-20

How to Cite

Kumar, P., Verma, D. K., Narayan, J., Kanawjia, P., & Ghildiyal, A. (2014). Effect of coffee on blood pressure and electrocardiographic changes in nicotine users. Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 6(3), 46–48. https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i3.10090

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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2015)

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