This may somehow be related to what was later described as the '
Holiday Heart Syndrome,' which is attributed to excessive alcohol intake during the holiday season.
Of the 40 non-valvular AF, CAHD had high expired rate 19 (55.88%) than survival rate 15 (44.12%) compared to Thyrotoxicosis and Alcoholic binge drinking (
Holiday heart syndrome) both had best survival rate 4 (100%) and 2 (100%) without any mortality (Table 4).
Warning: the
holiday heart syndrome can extend till Chinese New Year and Valentine's.
This happens so often at the end of the year that it has been dubbed "
Holiday Heart Syndrome."
Too much alcohol (more than a drink or two a day) can interfere with normal sleep patterns and increase the risk for heart attack or a brain-damaging stroke--a phenomenon so common it has been dubbed the "
holiday heart syndrome." The initial depressant effects of alcohol associated with feelings of drowsiness tend to wear off after a few hours of sleep, causing wakefulness.
The impact of occasional heavy alcohol intake on AE known as "
holiday heart syndrome," is well known.
The impact of occasional heavy alcohol intake on AF, known as "
holiday heart syndrome," is well known.
There is no doubt that heavy alcohol intake and binge drinking can lead to cardiac arrhythmias, with the "
Holiday Heart Syndrome" being known for more than three decades.
So, beware of the so-called '
holiday heart syndrome.'
Don't drop dead from merrymaking !-- -- It's that time of year again of the
Holiday Heart Syndrome. People over-indulge on cholesterols and alcohol, and party all night long.
If you imbibe a little too much this holiday season, you may find yourself experiencing
holiday heart syndrome, a temporary condition in which a racing heart follows the consumption of an excessive quantity of alcohol.
"The association between excess alcohol consumption during the holidays and increased risk for heart attack and stroke is so often observed that it has been called the
holiday heart syndrome," says Maurizio Fava, Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at MGH.