Cardiologists have named a way to avoid the heart-threatening consequences of New Year's feasts – Health

Cardiologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Director of the Institute of Personalized Cardiology, Sechenov University Philip Kopylov said that during the long New Year holidays the likelihood of malfunctions in the cardiovascular system increases, reports Sports.kz with reference to Lenta.ru.

He named ways to avoid the health-hazardous consequences of feasting, which doctors also call holiday heart syndrome, in a conversation with KP.RU.

According to the expert, the main cause of the development of holiday heart syndrome is excessive alcohol consumption. Alcohol can cause blood pressure surges, arrhythmia, and increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Chief freelance cardiologist of the Russian Ministry of Health, Doctor of Medical Sciences Sergei Boytsov added that the higher the concentration of ethanol in the blood, the higher the risk of sudden…