Atrial fibrillation remains a major cause of morbidity following cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Many mechanisms have been implicated. Among then, adenosine, a strong endogenous vasodilating agent has been involved in cardiac surgery-induced atrial fibrillation, via A2A receptors modulation. The effects of caffeine on the inducibility of atrial fibrillation are actually well-known, leading then to a significant reduction of atrial fibrillation. Moreover, a recent clinical study has demonstrated that coffee drinking was inversely associated with total and cause-specific mortality. The investigators therefore examined the preventive effects of oral caffeine on valvular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass-induced atrial fibrillation. The investigators also evaluated prospectively the influence of caffeine on adenosine plasma levels and A2A adenosine receptors modulation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
110
Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille
Marseille, France
Decrease of 50 % of the incidence of atrial fibrillation
Time frame: 24 MONTHS
decrease in the use of anti-arrhythmic resuscitation
Time frame: 24 MONTHS
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