It might be a surprise because coffee does give some people the jitters klatsky said And I don't think we're ready to tell people they should drink coffee to prevent heart rhythm problems the study didn't offer any reason why coffee might reduce heat rhythm problems lately said.it could be that coffee drinkers have better diets or exercise more. we can say for sure that it might hot not be related to minor heart rhythm problems that don require hospitallzation The bottom line:"coffee drinkers don't have to quit because they have heat rhythm problems, "klataky said."that's about as far as we can go.