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ALCOHOL, HYPERTENSION, CORONARY DISEASE AND STROKE
Author(s) -
Lip Gregory Y. H.,
Beevers D. Gareth
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1440-1681
pISSN - 0305-1870
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1681.1995.tb01978.x
Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , cardiology , medicine , disease , coronary heart disease , mechanical engineering , engineering
SUMMARY 1. The association between alcohol and hypertension has been recognized for several years. 2. However, it remains a paradox that if alcohol does cause hypertension there is little convincing evidence that alcohol is related to the cardiovascular complications of hypertension such as strokes and heart attacks. The relationship between alcohol and strokes remains inconclusive and there is evidence that moderate alcohol consumption may be protective against heart attacks. 3. It is possible, therefore, that alcohol does not so much cause hypertension, but rather a rapidly reversible rise in blood pressure which does not cause cardiovascular damage. When managing hypertensive patients, however, relevant counselling can bring about a useful fall in blood pressure.