Young people who hit the bottle too hard, too often, are at greater risk of dying when hospitalized for arrhythmia than moderate drinkers or teetotallers.<br />A new study shows younger adults who abuse alcohol are nearly 75% more likely to die than their more abstemious peers.<br />Those hospitalized with arrhythmia, who also had clogged arteries, diabetes, or were aged 45 to 54 years, were also at increased risk for death.<br />According to UPI, in people with arrhythmia, the heart beats too slowly, too quickly or erratically.<br />Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common arrhythmia. The American Heart Association says AFib affects up to 6 million people across the US.<br />Study co-author Dr. Rikinkumar S. Patel says excessive alcohol use is known to cause the development of an arrhythmia.
