DEFICIENT SLOWING OF THE HEART AMONG VERY HEAVY SOCIAL DRINKERS

Very heavy social drinkers demonstrated less slowing of their heart rate than controls while exhaling after a maximal inhalation. While this suggests defective autonomic control of the heart, clarification of the mechanism and significance of this reflex and its impairment must await sophisticated study.

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  Rutgers University, New Brunswick

  Center of Alcohol Studies
  New Brunswick, NJ  United States  08903
• Authors:
  • Johnston, L C
  • Patel, S
  • Vankineni, P
  • Kramer, N
• Publication Date: 1983-5

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 505-514
• Serial:
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
  • ISSN: 0096-882X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol use; Diseases and medical conditions; Heart; Studies
• Old TRIS Terms: Arrhythmias
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00382516
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-035 617
• Files: HSL, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 30 1984 12:00AM