Here is a recent presentation regarding alcohol and AFIB.
Category: alcohol
alcohol-AF study
Published in NEJM Jan 2. 3 salient points: The “drinkers” had 10 drinks per week – less than 2 drinks per day. What we usually refer to as “social drinking” 🙂 Quitting alcohol reduced chances of recurrence of AFIB by 20% (absolute risk reduction) – or 55% relative risk reduction. This is HUGE! Getting patients…
sober curious
I like the term. I am going to ask my AFIB patients to be sober curious. Sober curious as a concept started gaining popularity with the book by Ruby Warrington. Non alcoholic drinks, raves and bars are now the in-thing. Dry January as a concept is catching on in the US and UK. “Alcohol Change“,…
risk thresholds – alcohol
Lancet study re. alcohol use. These data support limits for alcohol consumption that are lower than those recommended in most current guidelines.
alcohol-AFIB trial
If you have AFIB, alcohol will make it worse. Maybe it is time to stop or cut alcohol intake significantly
not a good week for alcohol enthusiasts!!
This has not been a good week for “moderate” alcohol drinkers. There has been a barrage of articles which make me re-think what “moderate” alcohol intake is. Just 2 days ago I wrote this blog. Look at this BBC article. This was a half a million patient prospective Chinese study that indicated that if a…
alcohol = cigarettes??
How many cigarettes are there in a bottle of alcohol? A recent study showed that drinking equivalent of 1 bottle of wine per week (4 drinks) increased risk of cancer in women and in men. The overall absolute increase in cancer risk for one bottle of wine per week equals that of five (men) or…
one drink per day, no more
This is according to National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES), a large, decade-long study led by the Centers for Disease Control. More than 17,000 adults were followed for more than a decade. Full study here: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190307081024.htm