Acute alcohol consumption is associated with increased interatrial electromechanical delay in healthy men

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 682-686

  Sengul, Cihan ^a   Cevik, Cihan ^b   Ozveren, Olcay ^c   Sunbul, Aysegul ^a   Oduncu, Vecih ^c   Akgun, Taylan ^c   Can, Mehmet Mustafa ^c   Semiz, Ender ^a   Dindar, Ismet ^a  

^a Division of Cardiology   (Turkey)

^b ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c KOSUYOLU HEART AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Atrial fibrillation; Echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERATRIAL ELECTROMECHANICAL DELAY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 82455162807     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5603/CJ.2011.0033     Document Type: Article

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