Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease - Symposium No. 216, Vol. 216

Author: Timothy Peters
Published: August 1998
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
ISBN: 0471977691
Hardcover Book
Number of Pages: 272

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Both timely and topical, this book examines the most important aspects of the relationship between alcohol consumption and health. Drawing together much new and exciting work in this area, it reviews this emotive subject from a dispassionate perspective. It will provide a firm base for further research into the effects of alcohol on the cardiovascular system, and into public health attitudes to what is both a universal pleasure and problem.

Table of Contents:

Chairman's introduction 1
Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases: a historical overview 2
Metabolic consequences of alcohol ingestion 19
Alcohol and the myocardium 35
Alcohol, free radicals and antioxidants 51
Alcohol, cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death 68
Alcohol intake, lipids and risks of myocardial infarction 86
Alcohol, coagulation and fibrinolysis 111
Alcohol, blood pressure and hypertension 125
General discussion: Alcohol and coagulation 152
General discussion: Alcohol and stress 153
General discussion: Randomized controlled trials and alcohol 154
Do known cardiovascular risk factors mediate the effect of alcohol on cardiovascular disease? 159
The J-shaped curve and changes in drinking habit 173
Mechanisms of alcohol-related strokes 193
The French paradox and wine drinking 208
Alcohol and all-cause mortality: an overview 223
Alcohol, cardiovascular diseases and public health policy 237
Chairman's summing-up 258
Index of contributors 261
Subject index 263

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