Impact of alcohol habits and smoking on the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients with ECG left ventricular hypertrophy: The LIFE Study
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Alcohol Drinking
Antihypertensive Agents
Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Ventricles
Hypertension
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
abstract
Up to 10 drinks of alcohol per week appears to be safe with respect to the risk for AF in hypertensive patients with LVH. Our data suggest that alcohol intake above this level may be marginally deleterious, while no effect of smoking on risk of AF was detected in hypertensive patients with LVH.