Impact of Alcohol Consumption upon Ischemic Heart Disease: Comparative Study

Abstract

Objective: the aim of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of alcohol consumption on the ischemic heart disease Methodology: An descriptive design was used to carried out this study in medical ward at Ibn Al-Biter Specialized Center for Cardiac Surgery for the period from October 2022 to April 2023. The size of sample was 50 Ischemic Heart Disease patients divided into two groups each one consisted of 25 patients as control group and study group. The study group was drinking alcohol while the control group was not drinking alcohol. The study instrument consisted from four parts, socio – demographic data; Clinical Characteristics data; Assessment of Alcohol Drinking forma and Assessment for IHD was performed by Echo cardiograph Results: The results of the study presented left ventricular function scores for the none drinking group remained essentially the abnormal less than normal while the left ventricular function scores for the drinking group remained essentially the normal less than abnormal Conclusion: Increasing alcohol intake is associated with subtle alterations in cardiac structure and function Recommendations: more research is needed to better understand the effects of alcohol consumption on the CV systems of older populations.