Sudden cardiac death after alcohol intake: classification and autopsy findings

Abstract Alcohol is known to have an immediate effect on cardiac rhythm, and previous studies have found that a notable proportion of sudden cardiac deaths (SCD) occur after alcohol intake. The objective of the present study was to investigate the association between the timing of alcohol intake and...

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Main Authors: Lauri Holmström, Janna Kauppila, Juha Vähätalo, Lasse Pakanen, Juha Perkiömäki, Heikki Huikuri, Juhani Junttila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20250-3