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. 2016 Dec 13;68(23):2567-2576.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.08.074.
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.08.074
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Alcohol and Atrial Fibrillation: A Sobering Review
Aleksandr Voskoboinik et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016.
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Abstract
Alcohol is popular in Western culture, supported by a perception that modest intake is cardioprotective. However, excessive drinking has detrimental implications for cardiovascular disease. Atrial fibrillation (AF) following an alcohol binge or the "holiday heart syndrome" is well characterized. However, more modest levels of alcohol intake on a regular basis may also increase the risk of AF. The pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for the relationship between alcohol and AF may include direct toxicity and alcohol's contribution to obesity, sleep-disordered breathing, and hypertension. We aim to provide a comprehensive review of the epidemiology and pathophysiology by which alcohol may be responsible for AF and determine whether alcohol abstinence is required for patients with AF.
Keywords: atrial flutter; binge drinking; holiday heart syndrome; obesity; obstructive; sleep apnea.
Copyright © 2016 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Comment in
- Alcohol and Atrial Fibrillation: Mitigating the Risk.
O'Keefe JH, DiNicolantonio JJ. O'Keefe JH, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 May 23;69(20):2578. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.02.067. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017. PMID: 28521899 No abstract available.
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