Alcohol and Afib with Dr Gregory Marcus from UCSF

So can a glass of wine keep Afib away? Dr. Marcus is a clinical electrophysiologist and NIH funded researcher at UCSF who has been exploring the relationship between alcohol and atrial fibrillation. He discusses how alcohol effects Afib and the current state of recommendations regarding alcohol and cardiovascular disease.

[@MrPaulSoscia]

Very interesting; thank you for posting

[@thomashugus5686]

I was a lifelong drinker moderate/heavy. Also Long distance running. Developed SVT and then afib at age 62. Ablation took care of it but I hypothesized my drinking probably had something to do with it! Long distance running also may have contributed

[@OfficerDave78]

Can you get afib after drinking like next day during the hangover ?

[@tonykavanagh4850]

if i have 5 or 6 drinks i dont get a fib(if i get it) for 2/3 days after.

[@bhut1571]

Very clever expt. Thanks. What happens 4 hours after injestion of alcohol? Is it the metabolites ...fermaldehyde etc. Does alcohol or its metabolites somehow initiate electrical pulses in the pulmanary veins? What about the endogenous alcohol our bodies make?