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. 1989 Oct;151(4):430–439.

Cardiovascular effects of alcohol.

D M Davidson
PMCID: PMC1026830  PMID: 2686174

Abstract

The effects of alcohol on the heart include modification of the risk of coronary artery disease, the development of alcoholic cardiomyopathy, exacerbation of conduction disorders, atrial and ventricular dysrhythmias, and an increased risk of hypertension, hemorrhagic stroke, infectious endocarditis, and fetal heart abnormalities.

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