ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2018
Effect of Alcohol Consumption on Cardiovascular Health.
Review in Current cardiology reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A burden of proof study on alcohol consumption and ischemic heart disease.Nature communications · 2024Pooled it
- Alcohol consumption and the risk of heart failure: the Suita Study and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Alcohol consumption in relation to cardiovascular diseases and mortality: a systematic review of Mendelian randomization studies.European journal of epidemiology · 2022Pooled it
- To beer or not to beer: A meta-analysis of the effects of beer consumption on cardiovascular health.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Inhibitory effects of ethanol on pathological high shear stress-induced platelet adhesion and aggregation: a microfluidic chip model study.Thrombosis journal · 2026Article
- Cannabis and Alcohol Use and Their Effects on Hematological and Biochemical Parameters: Evidence From the Accra Psychiatric Hospital, Ghana.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of digital health interventions for increasing preventive care for smoking, nutrition, alcohol consumption, physical activity and weight (SNAP-W) in outpatient settings: a systematic review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Alcohol Consumption Patterns and Peripheral Arterial Stiffness in Young Adults: Sex-Specific Findings from the EVA-Adic Study.Nutrients · 2026Observational
- Sex-Specific Association of Drinking Habit and Alcohol Beverage Type With Serum Uric Acid in a Healthy Population.Journal of Korean medical science · 2026Article
- Potential Risk Factors and Therapeutic Targets for Dilated Cardiomyopathy Identified Through Mendelian Randomization Analysis.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Heavy alcohol consumption attenuates human mesenteric artery responsiveness to sigma receptor-1 ligands.American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2026Article
- Association between alcohol consumption and carotid atherosclerosis in Russia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Predictors of alcohol use disorder in patients with hypertension: a national registry-based cohort study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The prevalence of the co-occurrence of risky behaviors and association with socioeconomic status in Iran: a latent class analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The combined association of physical activity and alcohol use with long-term mortality: an age-stratified analysis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Epidemiology of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Taiwan.Clinics and practice · 2024Article
- Alcohol use and the pain system.Advances in drug and alcohol research · 2024Review
- Selective inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome protects against acute ethanol-induced cardiotoxicity in an FBXL2-dependent manner.Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica · 2023Article
- Preventing new-onset heart failure: Intervening at stage A.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2023Review
- Risky health behaviors and subsequent late mortality after blood or marrow transplantation: a BMTSS report.Blood advances · 2023Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis review aims to discuss the effect of alcohol consumption on various cardiovascular (CV) diseases and CV mortality. RECENT
findingsAlcohol intake has consistently shown a J- or U-shaped relationship with several cardiovascular diseases. Light to moderate alcohol intake has been associated with lower risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure (HF), as well as CV mortality. On the other hand, heavy consumption has been associated with deleterious CV outcomes including increased mortality. However, the evidence is based from observational and population-based studies where risk of confounding cannot be excluded even after meticulous methodological approaches. This is compounded by conflicting data such as higher risk of certain CV diseases like HF in former drinkers compared to abstainers. Further, Mendelian randomization studies using genetic polymorphisms in enzymes have recently questioned the beneficial association of low-moderate drinking with CV system. There has been substantial and consistent evidence that light to moderate alcohol consumption have beneficial effect on overall cardiovascular profile and mortality. However, there are considerable limitations in the reported literature to determine a strong causality of a protective effect of moderate alcohol consumption by itself. Further robust studies or possibly a well-structured randomized controlled could bring an end to this debate.
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