alcohol intake and AF.

I saw a patient yesterday with likely dilated cardiomyopathy who has or had a high alcohol intake. Conicidentally I have seen this article in Heart this morning http://heart.bmj.com/content/99/15/1093.fullwhich reminds me that the association between poor cardiac outcomes and alcohol really is a J shaped curve. I'm sure that my history taking regarding alcohol consumption needs to be improved - how detailed an alcohol history do you ask for?sadian
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