by Dr. Adam Seigers
In the United States someone has a heart attack every thirty seconds. While the most likely time to have a heart attack might be Monday morning, you might consider the following before tipping your glass this holiday season.
Between Christmas and New Year’s each year millions of hospital admissions result from what we might jokingly call the holiday heart syndrome.
This syndrome is especially common in individuals who use alcohol or other drugs such as marijuana around the holidays.
Disguised in medical terms like “angina, myocardial infarction, presyncope, or atrial fibrillation” the holiday heart syndrome is primarily as result of four factors.
These include, stress, alcohol, added salt intake, and dietary over-indulgence. Continue reading