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Effects of Alcohol on Cardiac Reactivity In Alcoholics and Nonalcoholics
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1974
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Substance AbuseBehavioral SciencesIntoxicating AmountAlcohol DependenceMedicinePhysiologyCardiac ReactivityCardiovascular ReactivityAlcohol AbuseAlcohol-related Liver DiseaseReaction-time TrialsCardiovascular PharmacodynamicsCardiac ResponsesCardiologyPsychologyAlcohol Misuse
After drinking an intoxicating amount of alcohol, the cardiac responses of alcoholics to loud tones and reaction-time trials were significantly different from those of nonalcoholics. Alcohol also affected the direction of the cardiac responses to the tones.