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  2. Alcohol flush reaction - Wikipedia

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    The most obvious symptom of alcohol flush reaction is flushing on a person's face and body after drinking alcohol. [4] Other effects include "nausea, headache and general physical discomfort". [9] People affected by this condition show greater reduction in psychomotor functions on alcohol consumption than those without. [10]

  3. Holiday heart syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Holiday heart syndrome, also known as alcohol-induced atrial arrhythmias, is a syndrome defined by an irregular heartbeat and palpitations [1] associated with high levels of ethanol consumption. [2] Holiday heart syndrome was discovered in 1978 when Philip Ettinger discovered the connection between arrhythmia and alcohol consumption. [ 3 ]

  4. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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    Per the American Heart Association (AHA), alcohol is one of the leading causes of dilated cardiomyopathy. [2] However, multiple longitudinal studies have shown a paradoxical lowering of dilated cardiomyopathy with modest-to-moderate alcohol consumption. [2] ACM is a type of heart disease that occurs due to chronic alcohol consumption.

  5. How Alcohol Is Linked to Heart Disease

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    One in four deaths in the U.S. can be attributed to some form of cardiovascular disease and 655,381 Americans died from heart disease in 2018, making it the leading cause of death in the country.

  6. A new study says drinking alcohol raises heart disease risk ...

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    “Overall, alcohol can raise blood pressure, which is a risk factor for coronary heart disease, and it may also trigger an inflammatory response,” Dr. Jennifer Wong, a cardiologist and medical ...

  7. How drinking on a plane may be bad for your heart - AOL

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    The German scientists expected that alcohol consumption at low air pressure would have an effect on people, but “we were surprised to see that the effect was so strong,” Elmenhorst said ...

  8. Alcohol and cardiovascular disease - Wikipedia

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    The American Heart Association states that people who are currently non-drinkers should not start drinking alcohol. [ 4 ] Excessive alcohol intake is associated with an elevated risk of alcoholic liver disease (ALD), heart failure , some cancers , and accidental injury, and is a leading cause of preventable death in industrialized countries. [ 5 ]

  9. Alcohol intolerance - Wikipedia

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    [7] [8] [9] Severe pain after drinking alcohol may indicate a more serious underlying condition. [ 5 ] [ 10 ] Drinking alcohol in addition to consuming calcium cyanamide can cause permanent or long-lasting intolerance (nitrolime disease), [ 11 ] [ 12 ] contributing (in conjunction with other substances) to the accumulation of harmful ...