title: [The risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with alcohol addiction: how urgent is a problem?].
abstract: Features and variants of cardiovascular pathology among patients with alcohol addiction were analyzed in 251 patients with II-III degrees of alcohol addiction during 3 years. Treatment and compliancy of patients were taken into account. Based on the results of the primary clinical and instrumental examination, patients were divided into two groups depending on the presence (181 patients) or the absence (70 patients) of cardiovascular pathology. Mortality rates, including sudden death, and cardiac complications were significantly higher in patients with cardiovascular pathology. The impact of patient's compliance on these indices has been revealed.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Aksel'rod
authors.forename: Iu P
authors.initials: IuP
authors.lastname: Sivolap
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Syrkin
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Savchenkov
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ianushkevich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult