Detrimental effects of energy drink consumption on platelet and endothelial function

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.09.013 Byline: Matthew I. Worthley, Anisha Prabhu, Paolo De Sciscio, Carlee Schultz, Prashanthan Sanders, Scott R. Willoughby Keywords: Endothelial function; Energy drinks; Myocardial infarction; Platelet aggregation; Sudden cardiac death Abstract: Energy drink consumption has been anecdotally linked with sudden cardiac death and, more recently, myocardial infarction. As myocardial infarction is strongly associated with both platelet and endothelial dysfunction, we tested the hypothesis that energy drink consumption alters platelet and endothelial function. Author Affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Disciplines of Physiology and Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Article Note: (footnote) Funding: Dr. Sanders is supported by the National Heart Foundation of Australia., Conflict of Interest: No author has a conflict of interest with this work., Authorship: All authors have had access to the data and a role in the manuscript.