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Acute alcohol consumption is associated with increased interatrial electromechanical delay in healthy men
Author(s) -
Cihan Şengül,
Cihan Çevik,
Olcay Özveren,
Ayșegül Sünbül,
Vecih Oduncu,
Taylan Akgün,
Mehmet Mustafa Can,
Ender Semiz,
İsmet Dindar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
cardiology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.573
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1897-5593
pISSN - 1898-018X
DOI - 10.5603/cj.2011.0033
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , heart rate , blood pressure , alcohol consumption , heart disease , alcohol , biochemistry , chemistry
Acute alcohol consumption can cause atrial fibrillation in patients with, and without, heart disease. Increased atrial electromechanical delay (EMD) has been associated with atrial fibrillation. We evaluated the atrial conduction properties by tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) echocardiography in healthy men following acute alcohol intake.

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