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If you have a question for a specialist at the CardioVascular Institute (CVI) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, email us.

How Does alcohol affect my heart?

Jerome York from Medway, ME asks, "How does alcohol affect my heart?" Loryn S. Feinberg, MD, a cardiologist of the Cardiovascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, explains.

Does caffeine affect blood pressure?

Anthony Pesos from Jamaica Plain, MA asks, "Is there a relationship between caffeine and high blood pressure?" Joseph P. Kannam, MD, medical director of the CVI's community network and chief of cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham, explains.