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What are the Long-Term Effects of Alcohol on the Heart?

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Answer:

  • Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
  • Irregular heartbeat
  • Atrial fibrillation causing blood clots in the heart that can lead to stroke
  • Ventricular tachycardia causing damage to the heart muscle and causing the heart to contract too much and not get enough blood to the rest of the body and the brain
  • Strokes when the brain doesn’t get enough blood

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