FDA says Popular Decongestant is Ineffective and the Impact of Coffee on Arrhythmia 

Guest: Dr. Kavita Chawla, Chair - EBM Education Committee, Internal Medicine, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health

Articles referenced: 
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2204737

In this 5-minute check in, Dr. McGinn and guest Dr. Kavita Chawla review two health care topics making headlines: 

An F.D.A. panel says a common decongestant found in many over-the-counter cold medicines is ineffective. Dr. McGinn and Dr. Chawla discuss the findings and what this means for patients. 

The “CRAVE” trial (Coffee and Real-time Atrial and Ventricular Ectopy) published in the NEJM studies the short term impact of caffeine on palpitations in relatively healthy people. Dr. McGinn and Dr. Chawla review the impact of coffee on PACs, PVCs as well as on step counts and sleep.