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Alcohol consumption and risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death: An observational study of 408,712 individuals. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • A study investigated the link between alcohol consumption and the risk of incident ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) using data from the UK Biobank, which included over 400,000 middle-aged individuals.
  • The research found no significant overall relationship between total alcohol consumption and VAs, but identified that consuming higher amounts of spirits might increase the risk of VAs.
  • For SCD, a U-shaped relationship was observed, where moderate alcohol consumption (less than 26 drinks per week) was associated with the lowest risk, while higher consumption of beer and spirits was linked to an increased risk, and wine consumption seemed to reduce risk.

Article Abstract

Background: Although previous studies have demonstrated a U-shaped relationship between alcohol and sudden cardiac death (SCD), there is a paucity of evidence on the role of alcohol specifically on incident ventricular arrhythmias (VAs).

Objective: The purpose of this study was to characterize associations of total and beverage-specific alcohol consumption with incident VA and SCD using data from the UK Biobank.

Methods: Alcohol consumption reported at baseline was calculated as UK standard drinks (8 g of alcohol) per week. Outcomes were assessed through hospitalization and death records. Alcohol consumption was modeled as restricted cubic splines in multivariate Cox regression models and corrected for regression dilution bias.

Results: We studied 408,712 middle-aged individuals (52.1% female) over a median follow-up time of 11.5 years. A total of 1733 incident VA events and 2044 SCDs occurred. For incident VA, no clear association was seen with total alcohol consumption. Although consumption of greater amounts of spirits was associated with increased VA risk, no other significant beverage-specific associations were observed. For SCD, a U-shaped association was seen for total alcohol consumption, such that consumption of <26 drinks per week was associated with lowest risk. Consumption of greater amounts of beer, cider, and spirits was potentially associated with increasing SCD risk, whereas increasing red and white wine intake was associated with reduced risk.

Conclusion: In this predominantly white cohort, no association of total alcohol consumption was observed with VA, whereas a U-shaped association was present for SCD. Additional studies utilizing accurately defined VA and SCD events are required to provide further insights into these contrasting findings.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.09.040DOI Listing

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