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Saturday, August 29, 2009

Alcohol consumption and cardiovascular risk: mechanisms of action and epidemiologic perspectives
Future Cardiology September 2009, Vol. 5, No. 5, Pages 467-477

An inverse association between moderate alcohol intake and cardiovascular risk, in particular coronary disease and ischemic stroke, has been demonstrated in many epidemiologic studies. In addition, several not primarily vascular diseases are also known to occur less frequently in moderate drinkers than in nondrinkers, whereas excess drinking is unquestionably harmful. .

Mechanisms supporting the protective effect of moderate alcohol intake against cardiovascular disease, and epidemiologic evidence concerning the relationship between alcohol dosing and vascular and all-cause mortality are discussed in this review.


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