SAN FRANCISCO - For years, doctors have often told patients with a common heart condition known as atrial fibrillation (AFIB) to cut back on or stop drinking caffeinated coffee. However, a new clinical trial suggests that drinking at least one cup of caffeinated coffee daily may be associated with fewer recurrences of the condition.

The study, called the DECAF Randomized Clinical Trial, followed 200 adults who regularly drank coffee and had a history of AFIB or a related heart rhythm issue called atrial flutter. The findings were published Sunday in the journal JAMA.

The researchers randomly divided the patients into two groups. One group was encouraged to drink at least one cup of caffeinated coffee daily for six months. The second group was encouraged to completely avoid all coffee, b

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