Alcohol Abuse and Cardiac Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the relationship between alcohol abuse, a common and theoretically modifiable condition, and the most common cause of death in the world, cardiovascular disease, may inform potential prevention strategies.

Objectives

The study sought to investigate the associations among alcohol abuse and atrial fibrillation (AF), myocardial infarction (MI), and congestive heart failure (CHF).

Methods

Using the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project database, we performed a longitudinal analysis of California residents ≥21 years of age who received ambulatory surgery, emergency, or inpatient medical care in California between 2005 and 2009. We determined the risk of an alcohol abuse diagnosis on incident AF, MI, and CHF. Patient characteristics modifying the

SUBMITTER: Whitman IR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5226115 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature