2019 ALCOHOL-AF TRIAL Impact of Alcohol Abstinence in Moderate Drinkers With Atrial Fibrillation Randomized clinical trial Objective: To evaluate abstinence from alcohol compared with usual consumption among patients with atrial fibrillation and moderate alcohol consumption. 140 bel 53 5.6 9 Patients with Paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation and an average alcohol intake ≥10 drinks per week were randomized to: alcohol abstinence (n = 70) VS usual consumption (n = 70) PRIMARY OUTCOME atrial fibrillation recurrence % P=0.004 mean atrial fibrillation burden % P = 0.016 SECONDARY OUTCOME atrial fibrillation 73 8.2 hospitalization % P = 0.053 20 Conclusion: Among patients with atrial fibrillation and moderate alcohol consumption, abstinence from alcohol was associated with a reduction in atrial fibrillation recurrence and atrial fibrillation burden. Abstinence was also associated with a reduction in BMI at follow-up. Presented by Dr. Aleksandr Voskoboinik at ACC New Orleans, LA, 2019. M Visualmed