TY - JOUR PY - 2024// TI - A comprehensive review on alcohol abuse disorder fatality, from alcohol binges to alcoholic cardiomyopathy JO - Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) A1 - Argo, Antonina A1 - Pitingaro, Walter A1 - Puntarello, Maria A1 - Buscemi, Roberto A1 - Malta, Ginevra A1 - D'Anna, Tommaso A1 - Albano, Giuseppe Davide A1 - Zerbo, Stefania SP - EP - VL - 14 IS - 11 N2 - Frequent and excessive consumption of alcohol, be it episodic or sustained misuse, ranks among the top causes of mortality globally. This comprehensive analysis seeks to elucidate how alcohol misuse precipitates death, with a particular focus on associated cardiac anomalies. Notably, the phenomenon of "Holiday Heart Syndrome", linked to binge drinking, is recognized for inducing potentially fatal cardiac arrhythmias. Moreover, persistent alcohol consumption is implicated in the development of alcoholic cardiomyopathy, a condition that underlies heart failure and arrhythmic disturbances of the heart. Additionally, individuals undergoing withdrawal from alcohol frequently exhibit disruptions in normal heart rhythm, posing a risk of death. This review further delves into additional alcohol-related mortality factors, including the heightened likelihood of hypertension, cerebrovascular accidents (strokes), and the connection between excessive alcohol use and Takotsubo syndrome.

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LA - en SN - 2075-4418 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14111189 ID - ref1 ER -