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[Alcohol and risk of coronary heart disease]
1Policlinique médicale universitaire et Service de Cardiologie du CHUV, Lausanne. Roger.Darioli@hospvd.ch
Abstract:
More than 60 prospective cohort studies have shown a consistent association between regular and moderate alcohol consumption and decrease in risk of coronary heart disease, ischemic stroke and heart failure by 20 to 40% as compared to heavy alcohol intake or drinking no alcohol. Lower protective effects were found in young, in women and in men living outside the Mediterranean area. Moreover, some biological characteristics of alcohol, particularly red wine, could interfere with the athero-thrombotic process and contribute to increase the plausibility for the protective effects of alcohol on cardiovascular diseases. However, the results of meta-analyses also demonstrate harmful effects in relation with dose and pattern of alcohol consumption. In regard to the available scientific data, alcohol consumption cannot be include in the recommendations for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. On the other hand alcohol should not be prohibited when consumption remains mild to moderate.
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