Drinking two cans of Red Bull ‘increases risk of cardiac arrest by a fifth’ for people with an underlying heart condition

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Drinking just two energy drinks can cause cardiac arrest in patients who have an undiagnosed heart condition, experts have warned. The Australian study looked into how caffeinated drinks impact on the risk of cardiac arrest in people with long QT syndrome – a hereditary condition that affects one in 2,00 people. “The potential cardiovascular risk of energy drinks continues to emerge as an important public health issue,” said lead author Professor Semsarian. “When something, in this case energy drinks, is ingested by millions of individuals all over the world, a percentage such as 12.5 per cent is no longer small, and the findings deserve careful consideration,” Co-author Federia Dagradi, from the Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmias of Genetic Origin in Italy, said.