title: [Arrhythmia in relation to acute alcoholic intoxication in the absence of obvious cardiopathy].
abstract: Following acute intoxication with alcohol, 8 patients developed 16 episodes of arrhythmia, including 15 supraventricular tachycardias and one torsade de pointe. Seven of the 8 patients were chronically abusing of alcoholic drinks. None of the patients had clinically obvious cardiac pathology nor echocardiographic evidence of myocardiopathy. In 7 of them, however, baseline electrocardiograms disclosed disorders of intra-atrial conduction. The role of the different factors which might determine the occurrence of arrhythmia (notably alcohol, the autonomic nervous system, associated metabolic abnormalities and absorption of medicines) is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Arythmies en relation avec une intoxication alcoolique aiguë en l'absence de cardiopathie évidente.