Alcohol consumption and risk of atrial fibrillation: how much is too much?

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¹ Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; Center for Arrhythmia Prevention, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Center for Arrhythmia Prevention, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: calbert@partners.org.

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David Conen et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014.

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. 2014 Jul 22;64(3):290-2.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.038.

¹ Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland; Center for Arrhythmia Prevention, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Center for Arrhythmia Prevention, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: calbert@partners.org.

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Keywords: alcohol; atrial fibrillation; epidemiology; prevention; risk factors.

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Alcohol consumption and risk of atrial fibrillation: a prospective study and dose-response meta-analysis.
Larsson SC, Drca N, Wolk A. Larsson SC, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Jul 22;64(3):281-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.03.048. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014. PMID: 25034065