Holiday Heart Syndrome After Alcohol

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Holiday heart syndrome after alcohol. The syndrome s name was coined after it first appeared in medical literature in 1978 by doctors who described irregular heartbeat patterns sometimes following excessive alcohol consumption. Fortunately holiday heart syndrome caused by binge drinking typically resolves on its own if you stop drinking when you notice you aren t feeling well. Engel tr luck jc.

Aptly named holiday heart syndrome typically occurs during the holiday season. However you should call a doctor if you have had previous heart issues or if you experience additional holiday heart symptoms like. The syndrome was first described in persons with heavy alcohol consumption who typically presented at weekends or after holida.

Effect of whiskey on atrial vulnerability and holiday heart. Often a faster heartbeat or small palpitations will go away within a 24 hour period. The association between alcohol use and rhythm disturbances particularly supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in apparently healthy people is called holiday heart syndrome.

An association between the ingestion of acute alcohol and onset of cardiac arrhythmias was first reported in the early 70 s. Coined in 1978 the term is defined as abnormal heart rhythms sometimes following excessive alcohol consumption. Emergency rooms across the country experience an increase in healthy patients exhibiting symptoms of atrial fibrillation afib.

In 1978 philip ettinger described holiday heart syndrome hhs for the first time as the occurrence in healthy people without heart disease known to cause arrhythmia of an acute cardiac rhythm disturbance most frequently atrial fibrillation after binge drinking. Holiday heart syndrome is an irregular heartbeat pattern presented in individuals who are otherwise healthy. It is an acute condition that usually resolves spontaneously with abstaining from alcohol.

J am coll cardiol. Afib occurs because of faulty electrical signals that make your heart flutter or beat too fast. In holiday heart syndrome there is dysfunction of the conduction system of the heart and irregular heart beat due to alcohol consumption in a person who does not have any history of heart disease.