The level of acute alcohol exposure during binge drinking associates with the extent of cardiac response
In this subgroup analysis of the Munich-BREW II study, higher alcohol intake and BAC during binge drinking were associated with increased heart rate and suppressed cardiac autonomic tone. The results suggest a dose response relation and discourages excessive alcohol use. Further research will need to investigate the degree of alcohol exposure to modify clinical outcomes.
Authors
- Dorothee Brunner
- Moritz F. Sinner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6660-796X)
- Stefan Brunner
- Anna Kern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1082-0101)
- Aenne S. von Falkenhausen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9453-3016)
- Raphaela Winter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0746-3150)
- Christina Krewitz
Institutions
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- Health and Safety Authority (IE)
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Research in Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-025-02722-4
- Primary Topic
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00