“…Acute alcoholic states, binge drinking, the "holiday heart syndrome" and liver cirrhosis are associated with prolonged QT intervals and an increased prevalence of cardiac arrhythmias and SCD (Day et al, 1993;Genovesi et al, 2008;Wever & Robles de Medina, 2004;). In contrast, case-control studies have demonstrated a protective effect of moderate alcohol consumption against sudden cardiac death (Priori et al, 2001;Vreede-Swagemakers et al, 1999).…”