title: Effects of acute alcohol ingestion on heart rate variability in patients with documented coronary artery disease and stable angina pectoris.
abstract: The effects of acute alcohol intake (ethanol blood concentration 1.3 +/- 0.4%) on heart rate variability were evaluated with 24-hour Holter recordings in 20 patients with stable coronary artery disease in a juice-controlled experiment. In the frequency domain analysis, the high-, low-, and very low frequency components were significantly decreased after alcohol: these changes last longer than the elimination of alcohol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rossinen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viitasalo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Partanen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koskinen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kupari
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nieminen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol