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Alcohol and Heart Health: Understanding the Impact of Drinking on Your Heart

MIBHS

Research has shown that alcohol abuse can lead to cell death in heart tissues, further damaging cardiac function. Blood Clots and Abnormal Heart Rhythms While some research suggests that moderate drinking might help prevent blood clots, excessive alcohol use can have the opposite effect.

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Medications for Congenital Heart Disease: What Every Parent Should Know

Conquering CHD

POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS: Potential adverse reactions include coughing, dizziness, kidney problems, and low blood pressure. Cardiac Glycosides WHAT THEY DO : Cardiac glycosides improve cardiac function in children with CHD. Aspirin helps prevent blood clots by reducing the stickiness of platelets.