Drinking Alcohol When You Have A-Fib
Holiday heart syndrome refers to atrial fibrillation induced by excessive alcohol consumption.
This article discusses atrial fibrillation, its causes, and its association with alcohol consumption.
The real reason that atrial fibrillation is of concern, however, is that it can lead tostroke.
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The atrial fibrillation that occurs with holiday heart is brought on by episodes of alcohol consumption.
So theres no question that heavy, long-term drinking is bad for the heart.
Holiday heart, on the other hand, is not associated withchronicalcohol consumption of any kind.
Doctors are well aware of this more obvious variety and usually make the diagnosis easily.
There is no treatment for this condition other than advising the person to avoid binge drinking in the future.
It turns out that some people are extremely sensitive to alcohol.
Such treatment can be quite unpleasant or even risky.
In fact, the appropriate treatment for this condition is to avoid drinking alcohol.
This milder form of holiday heart syndrome may be more common than is currently recognized.
By making the proper diagnosis, they may avoid recommending inappropriate treatments.
In addition, some people will have atrial fibrillation after even very moderate alcohol consumption.
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