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Alcoholic Drinks Trigger Atrial Fibrillation
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/dkFX9GP8U34
Just one glass of wine, beer, or a cocktail doubles the chances of an atrial fibrillation episode sometime during the following 4 hours. Cardiologists at UC-San Francisco report this finding following their study of 100 patients with intermittent bouts of atrial fibrillation.
Each participant was fitted with a wearable cardiac monitor and a data box that clocked their self-reported alcohol consumption. The accuracy of the self-reporting was testing using finger-stick blood alcohol level determinations.
Two or more drinks in one sitting tripled the risk of afib. For every 0.1% increase in blood alcohol levels there was about a 40% increased risk of an afib episode.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210517124943.htm
#alcohol #atrialfibrillation
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By Howard G. Smith MD, AM
Vidcast: https://youtu.be/dkFX9GP8U34
Just one glass of wine, beer, or a cocktail doubles the chances of an atrial fibrillation episode sometime during the following 4 hours. Cardiologists at UC-San Francisco report this finding following their study of 100 patients with intermittent bouts of atrial fibrillation.
Each participant was fitted with a wearable cardiac monitor and a data box that clocked their self-reported alcohol consumption. The accuracy of the self-reporting was testing using finger-stick blood alcohol level determinations.
Two or more drinks in one sitting tripled the risk of afib. For every 0.1% increase in blood alcohol levels there was about a 40% increased risk of an afib episode.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210517124943.htm
#alcohol #atrialfibrillation