Late ventricular potentials and heavy drinking

摘要

Conclusions-Chronic drinking sufficient to cause steatosis is associated with posi- tive findings on the signal averaged ECG. Objectives-To assess the effects of Chromic drinking on detection of low Amplitude signals, and to determine the Relation between late ventricular poten- Tials (LVP) and liver biopsy findings. Design-Prospective study. Setting-General hospital. Patients-41 consecutive chronic alco- Holics without known pre-existing heart Disease. Methods-About four days after each Patient's last alcoholic drink, ECG, Echocardiography, signal averaged elec- Trocardiogram, liver biopsy, and blood Tests were performed.