Binge Drinking

Binge drinking and heavy alcohol consumption are more common among nonpregnant women than among pregnant women, but researchers found that the prevalence of those risky behaviors is growing at a faster rate in the pregnant population.

Acute alcohol consumption in the general population is associated with higher risk for discrete atrial fibrillation episodes, as well as risk for new-onset AF, according to data published in Nature Cardiovascular Research.

Binge drinking, cigarette smoking and marijuana use at age 18 years were associated with increased odds of prescription drug misuse later in life, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Although binge drinking has increased among mothers in the United States from 2006 to 2018, the increase was greater among women without children, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine.

Brain imaging of neural regions associated with inhibitory control could predict binge drinking among adolescents, according to study results published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

The week’s top story in cardiology was about a study that found thiazide or thiazide-like diuretics were superior to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors for hypertension, while drug classes used as monotherapy were comparable.

The frequency of drinking is a more significant risk factor for new-onset atrial fibrillation than amount of alcohol consumed, according to a recent study published in EP Europace.

Alcohol consumption of would-be parents may be a significant risk factor for the development of congenital heart disease in their subsequent children, according to a study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

The prevalence of major depression, binge drinking and marijuana use among former smokers has increased in recent years, according to findings published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.