Effects of caffeinated versus decaffeinated energy shots on blood pressure and heart rate in healthy young volunteers

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 779-786

  Kurtz, Abigail M ^a   Leong, Jessica ^a   Anand, Monica ^b   Dargush, Anthony E ^c   Shah, Sachin A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b Independent Consultant   (United States)

^c DAVID GRANT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

5 hour energy shot; Blood pressure; Caffeine; Energy drinks; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACID; CAFFEINE; CHOLINE; CITICOLINE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; EDETIC ACID; FLAVORING AGENT; FOLIC ACID; GLUCURONIC ACID; MALIC ACID; N ACETYLTYROSINE; NICOTINIC ACID; PHENYLALANINE; PURIFIED WATER; PYRIDOXINE; SODIUM; SORBATE POTASSIUM; SUCRALOSE; TAURINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELEVATED BLOOD PRESSURE; ENERGY DRINK; FEMALE; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NAUSEA; NERVOUSNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMNOLENCE; STOMACH DISEASE; SWEATING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 84885204122     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/phar.1296     Document Type: Article

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