title: Holiday season for a healthy heart.
abstract: The term "holiday heart" is defined as an acute cardiac arrhythmia or conduction disturbance associated with heavy alcohol intake in individuals with no known heart disease, but in whom heart rhythm is restored to normal with abstinence of alcohol. This article provides a brief overview of the literature on this topic, discusses causes of increased cardiac events during the holiday season, describes a patient profile and the effect on patients' health as well as on their families, and provides suggestions to decrease the risk of holiday heart during the festive season.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Administration, Newark Wayne Community Hospital, 1200 Driving Park Avenue, Newark, NY 14513, USA. Debbie.stamps@rochestergeneral.org
authors.forename: Deborah C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Stamps
authors.forename: Marcella L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Carr
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020751:Alcohol-Induced Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D055815:Young Adult