Coffee and acute ischemic stroke onset: the Stroke Onset Study

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 75; no. 18; p. 1583
• Main Authors: Mostofsky, E, Schlaug, G, Mukamal, K J, Rosamond, W D, Mittleman, M A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 02.11.2010
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Coffee - adverse effects; Confidence Intervals; Cross-Over Studies; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - physiopathology; Surveys and Questionnaires

Prior research suggests an acutely elevated risk of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death in the hour after coffee intake. However, the risk of ischemic stroke associated with transient exposure to coffee remains unclear. We hypothesized that caffeine intake is associated with a transiently...