Holiday heart syndrome is a result of binge drinking.

It is defined as "arrhythmias of the heart, sometimes apparent after a vacation or weekend away from work, following excessive alcohol consumption; usually transient" The term was coined by Ettinger et al in 1978 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=78142052).

Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in holiday heart syndrome.

External links

• emedicine
• Another abstract
• A recent review

Cardiovascular diseases