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High heart rate night after drinking alcohol. normal ekg, echo and holter. should further eval be requested? scared of having heart attack

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Well : In general it is known that drinking alcohol particularly to excess can cause irregular heartbeat arrhythmias a rapid heartbeat which recommended avoiding alcohol or limiting it to 1 ounce of alcohol per day. At age 29 with no other risk factors a person with a normal stress test and echo and EKG are low risk for coronary heart disease. Consult your primary care physician and cardiologist

Answered 3/12/2019

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