ReviewCurrent atherosclerosis reports2017
Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease: How Much is Too Much?
Review in Current atherosclerosis reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 94 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Alcohol abstinence and mortality in a general population sample of adults in Germany: A cohort study.PLoS medicine · 2021Article
- A neuroimaging investigation into the role of peripheral metabolic biomarkers in the anticipation of reward in alcohol use.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Moderate Consumption of Beer and Its Effects on Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health: An Updated Review of Recent Scientific Evidence.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Alcohol Drinking, Apolipoprotein Polymorphisms and the Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases.Current neurovascular research · 2021Review
- Associations Between Psychiatric Disorders and Alcohol Consumption Levels in an Adult Primary Care Population.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2020Article
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- Cardiovascular Risk in Women Deprived of Freedom from a Public Prison in Mato Grosso, Brazil.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2020Article
- Lifetime Drinking Trajectories and Nonfatal Acute Myocardial Infarction.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2019Article
- The Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages and the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Diseases in Men and Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2019Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewPrevious research suggests that low-moderate alcohol consumption may have cardioprotective effects, while heavy or binge-pattern drinking is harmful. New evidence and research methodology may inform safe thresholds of alcohol use. This review examines recent evidence regarding alcohol's effect on cardiovascular disease, with a special consideration of pattern, drink type, and total quantity. RECENT
findingsNew epidemiologic research confirms the potential harmful cardiovascular effects of heavy episodic alcohol use and does not support the previous observation that low-moderate alcohol use protects against stroke. Alcohol consumption also appears to have a continuous positive relationship with the risk of atrial fibrillation. In addition, Mendelian randomization analyses suggest that alcohol may have a direct causal role in adverse cardiovascular effects. Recent studies have confirmed that heavy alcohol use (>14 drinks per week in women and >21 drinks per week in men) and heavy episodic drinking are associated with an increased risk of mortality. New research raises concerns that even low-moderate alcohol use may not offer cardio- or cerebrovascular protection. Drinking ≥3 drinks per day on a regular basis or ≥5 drinks in any one episode should be discouraged.
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