Why the study?
Does acute alcohol ingestion provoke arrhythmias in patients with a history of rhythm disturbances and alcohol consumption?
Population
14 patients with a history of rhythm disturbances and alcohol consumption (two with congestive cardiomyopathy)
Comparison
90 mL of 80-proof whiskey vs Baseline
Design
Case_series
Authors
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May support advising alcohol avoidance in arrhythmia-prone patients; leaves open confirmation in larger prospective studies.
Does acute alcohol ingestion provoke arrhythmias in patients with a history of rhythm disturbances and alcohol consumption?
Acute ingestion of modest doses of alcohol can provoke atrial and ventricular tachyarrhythmias and prolong His-ventricular conduction in patients with a history of chronic alcohol consumption and heart disease, providing an electrophysiologic basis for 'holiday heart syndrome'.
Arnold J. Greenspon (1983) studied this question.
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