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  Recognizing "holiday heart" syndrome Nursing - Find Articles
Smith with atrial fibrillation related to acute alcohol intake ("holiday heart" syndrome) and admits him to the telemetry unit for continued observation.
Holiday heart syndrome is a cardiac rhythm disturbance (usually a supraventricular tachycardia) caused by binge drinking commonly seen on weekends and around holidays.
The pathophysiology of holiday heart syndrome isn't well understood, but arrhythmias may be associated with epinephrine and norepinephrine release, a rise in plasma fatty acids, or a conduction delay caused by acetaldehyde-a primary metabolite of alcohol.
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 If you drink, watch out for your heart - CNN.com
Cardiologists are warning party goers about "holiday heart syndrome." It's a condition first identified in the 1970s, but is often diagnosed this time of year in hospital emergency rooms.
Sperling: This is a syndrome where people, who are otherwise healthy for the most part [and] don't have any underlying health troubles celebrate a holiday,...
It could be dangerous in people who have significant undetected heart problems, and you start racing that heart and it's essentially a stress test.
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 eMedicine - Holiday Heart Syndrome : Article by Adam S Budzikowski, MD, PhD
Upon resolution of holiday heart syndrome and return to sinus rhythm, treadmill stress testing is reasonable in some patients to look for exercise-related arrhythmia after the acute effects of alcohol have resolved.
Upon resolution of holiday heart symptoms and return to sinus rhythm, treadmill stress testing is reasonable in some patients to look for exercise-related arrhythmia when the acute effects of alcohol have resolved.
Patients with underlying heart disease or those with severe symptoms on presentation (eg, syncope, hypotension) may be candidates on discharge for oral agents such as beta-antagonists.
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 eMedicine - Holiday Heart Syndrome : Article Excerpt by: Adam S Budzikowski, MD, PhD
Based on the results of this study, the term holiday heart syndrome was coined.
Holiday heart syndrome now most commonly refers to the association between alcohol use and rhythm disturbances, particularly supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in apparently healthy people.
Holiday heart syndrome should be particularly considered as a diagnosis in patients without structural heart disease and with new-onset atrial fibrillation.
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