Alcohol use is an important preventable and modifiable cause of non‐communicable
disease, and has complex effects on the cardiovascular system that vary with dose …

Alcohol has acute and chronic cardiovascular effects. Acutely, alcohol depresses cardiac
function and alters regional blood flow. Even when withdrawn from alcohol for several days …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia responsible for significant
morbidity and mortality. Its burden on patients and the health care system is only expected to …

Epidemiological studies demonstrate that excessive drinking is associated with
hypertension, cerebral bleeding and loss of cardiac contractility. Conversely, studies have …

The association between alcohol consumption and abnormalities of heart rate and rhythm
has long been recognized. Significant attention has focused on the risk of atrial fibrillation …

The consumption of alcohol and its impact on health have been of great interest to
researchers for many years, but remains complex for several reasons. First, with the …

Background In addition to its established harmful effects on the liver and other organs, heavy
alcohol use confers deleterious effects on the cardiovascular (CV) system, as well. However …

PREVIEW Alcohol has had an appropriate Jekyll-and-Hyde reputation within the medical
field. While alcohol abuse is a significant public health problem, substantial evidence now …

Chronic ethanol consumption leads to a number of alterations in the contractile function of
the heart and is a leading cause of cardiomyopathy. Ethanol also has an acute negative …

Both timely and topical, this book examines the most important aspects of the relationship
between alcohol consumption and health. Drawing together much new and exciting work in …