Americano angina!

[Hearty77]

Hi

is anyone aware of any scientific research in to coffee consumption and the severity of angina? I recently stopped drinking coffee (still consuming tea) and whilst it’s early days it appears the frequency and severity of angina attacks has decreased. I wondered whether there was any science behind this? I really miss a cup of coffee but will happily forgo for life if it is related to reducing angina attacks for patients who have had a heart attack.

Thanks Nick

[Yogi1950s]

Hi,

I am not aware of any research, but given that all coffee is a stimulant there is a possibility that there could be a direct correlation

[Milkfairy Heart Star]

Hello,

Caffeine is one of my triggers for my coronary vasospasms causing vasospastic angina.

The caffeine causes your blood vessels to constrict.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl...

[Kristin1812 Heart Star in reply to Milkfairy]

Yes, caffein is a definite trigger for my angina. A single shot I can get away with, but not two.

[Hearty77 in reply to Milkfairy]

thanks for the research - very insightful. I don’t drink and sort of over the counter energy drinks or fizzy drinks but perhaps my two cups of coffee in the morning has been having the same effect. It’s interesting that I haven’t been getting the same angina reaction now that I’ve switched to tea. Thanks so much

[Jako999]

Anything with caffeine in can do the same, tea, pop anything it’s in some foods, people who drink energy drinks have lots of problems their full of the stuff. I don’t drink coffee or tea but you can get some good decaf coffee my wife drinks it, it’s the sort that goes in a cafetière so it actually tastes like good quality.

[Hearty77 in reply to Jako999]

thank you. I’ll give some of that ‘posh’ decaf coffee a try. All the very best.

[Hearty77]

thank you so much for the research and insights. I may need to move to decaf!

[Hearty77]

thanks and think I’ll have to switch to decaf for that coffee taste. I hope you’re doing well.

[Jako999]

It’s not expensive she buys Lavazza in a blue packet from Asda I think it’s around £3.50 and uses 3 level tea spoons but you will need a small single cup cafeteria. As backtotheblues said it still may be to much but worth a try.

[Hearty77 in reply to Jako999]

Thank you. I’ve got some now.

[Anon2023]

hi. I’m sure you already know this but tea can have more caffeine in it than coffee. The only decent decaf tea bag I’ve found is from ringtons. I drink decaf coffee from my Nespresso machine as they do a really decent decaf coffee, arpeggio decaf. I’ve had yhe machine a while but if I didn’t I’d be using a cafetière and the lavazza coffee that Jako mentioned.

[Hearty77 in reply to Anon2023]

I’ll give ringtons a try as like you I’ve struggled to find a decent decaf tea. Thanks so much.

[Hearty77]

Thanks and I agree it’s very strange that tea doesn’t have the same effect on us. Perhaps there’s more to it than just the caffeine.

[Hephzibar]

Thomson’s tea do a good decaf, but I have only seen the decaf once in a shop, so I buy it online direct from the company in Ireland, three packs at a time.