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Does alcohol consumption affect the incidence of atrial fibrillation?
Does alcohol consumption affect the incidence of atrial fibrillation?
This review highlights that excessive alcohol intake is a significant modifiable risk factor contributing to the development of atrial fibrillation.
Alcohol may elevate AF risk; review leaves open safe intake thresholds for clinicians and trials.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest cardiac arrhythmia and it is associated with a substantial burden to the healthcare system. Among many of the risk factors of AF, excessive alcohol intake stands out as one of the modifiable risk factors. While alcohol consumption is a leisure that many indulge in, the repercussions on both health and the health economy are not to be under estimated. Alcohol intake contributes to AF incidence although there are differing opinions as to the quantity of alcohol ingestion, which causes AF development. This review article highlights evidence from a range of studies that delineate the effects of alcohol consumption on AF occurrence.
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