ReviewAdvances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.)2016
Energy Drinks and Their Impact on the Cardiovascular System: Potential Mechanisms.
Review in Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.
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36 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Response to RedBull® Energy Drink Intake in Young Adults.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2023Trial
- Energy Drinks and Arrhythmias in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Narrative Review of the Last Decade.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Associations Between Caffeinated Beverage Consumption and Blood Pressure Parameters in Nurses Based on 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Reply to the Letter to the Editor: "Stiffness or Reflection? A Critical Appraisal of Energy Drink Induced Vascular Changes".Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2026Article
- A Cluster of Risks: Correlates of Energy Drink Consumption with Smoking, Diet, and Burnout in the Polish Adult Population.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Hypereosinophilic Syndrome Presenting as Coronary Artery Spasm and ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.JACC. Case reports · 2025Article
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- The Review on Adverse Effects of Energy Drinks and Their Potential Drug Interactions.Nutrients · 2025Review
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- Suspected Energy Drink-Induced Acute Coronary Syndrome With Sudden Cardiac Arrest.Case reports in cardiology · 2025Article
- A scoping review of policies related to reducing energy drink consumption in children.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Acute Cardiovascular Effects of Simultaneous Energy Drink and Alcohol Consumption in Young Adults: A Review of Case Reports.Pediatric reports · 2024Review
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- Energy Drinks and Adverse Health Events in Children and Adolescents: A Literature Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Effects of energy drinks on myogenic differentiation of murine C2C12 myoblasts.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Energy drinks at adolescence: Awareness or unawareness?Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2023Review
- Energy Drinks and Their Acute Effects on Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Children and Teenagers: A Randomized Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Sucrose dampens caffeine-induced blood pressure elevations - A randomized crossover pilot study in healthy, non-obese men.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Acute effects of consumption of low-caffeine energy drinks on endothelial functions in healthy volunteers.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2021Article
- Interaction of Energy Drinks with Prescription Medication and Drugs of Abuse.Pharmaceutics · 2021Review
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Abstract
Globally, the popularity of energy drinks is steadily increasing. Scientific interest in their effects on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems in humans is also expanding and with it comes a growing number of case reports of adverse events associated with energy drinks. The vast majority of studies carried out in the general population report effects on blood pressure and heart rate. However, inconsistencies in the current literature render it difficult to draw firm conclusions with regard to the effects of energy drinks on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular variables. These inconsistencies are due, in part, to differences in methodologies, volume of drink ingested, and duration of postconsumption measurements, as well as subject variables during the test. Recent well-controlled, randomized crossover studies that used continuous beat-to-beat measurements provide evidence that cardiovascular responses to the ingestion of energy drinks are best explained by the actions of caffeine and sugar, with little influence from other ingredients. However, a role for other active constituents, such as taurine and glucuronolactone, cannot be ruled out. This article reviews the potentially adverse hemodynamic effects of energy drinks, particularly on blood pressure and heart rate, and discusses the mechanisms by which their active ingredients may interact to adversely affect the cardiovascular system. Research areas and gaps in the literature are discussed with particular reference to the use of energy drinks among high-risk individuals.
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