ALCOHOL AND CARDIAC-ARRHYTHMIAS

Authors
ROSENQVIST M
Citation
M. Rosenqvist, ALCOHOL AND CARDIAC-ARRHYTHMIAS, Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 22(7), 1998, pp. 318-322
Citations number
47
Categorie Soggetti
Substance Abuse
Journal title
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research → ACNP
ISSN journal
01456008
Volume
22
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Supplement
S
Pages
318 - 322
Database
ISI
SICI code
0145-6008(1998)22:7<318:AAC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Chronic alcohol overconsumption increases the risk for sudden death pr esumably due to ventricular arrhythmias. This paper is a review of the mechanisms behind alcohol-induced arrhythmias and describe the incide nce of alcohol-related ventricular arrhythmias.