Drunkenness, Hangover, and the Heart
- 12 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Medica Scandinavica
- Vol. 213 (2) , 84-90
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1983.tb03696.x
Abstract
Cardiac effects of ethanol ingestion (1.75 g/kg within 3 hours) were examined in 8 healthy males by echocardiography and systolic time intervals in a controlled study. Heart rate (HR) was increased by 15% (ppppppppp<0.01). In short, the main effect of ethanol at modest blood concentrations was to reduce LV preload without detectably impairing myocardial performance. Hangover was characterized by vasodilation as well as intensified LV myocardial and pump performances.Keywords
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