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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

A Comprehensive Review on Alcohol Abuse Disorder Fatality, from Alcohol Binges to Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy.

Antonina Argo, Walter Pitingaro, Maria Puntarello, Roberto Buscemi, Ginevra Malta, Tommaso D'Anna, Giuseppe Davide Albano, Stefania Zerbo

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Global burden and cross-country inequalities of alcoholic cardiomyopathy: A 1990-2021 analysis.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Antonina ArgoDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "Giuseppe D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9964-0184
Walter PitingaroDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "Giuseppe D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8990-0352
Maria PuntarelloDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "Giuseppe D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3094-5908
Roberto BuscemiDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "Giuseppe D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Ginevra MaltaDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "Giuseppe D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0917-7809
Tommaso D'AnnaDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "Giuseppe D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe Davide AlbanoDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "Giuseppe D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, 90127 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9636-572X
Stefania ZerboDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties "Giuseppe D'Alessandro", University of Palermo, Via del Vespro 133, 90127 Palermo, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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alcohol intakearrhythmiascardiomyopathyforensicgenderhypertensionstrokesudden deathTakotsubo

Identifiers

PMID38893715
PMCPMC11172201

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