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Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases
Author(s) -
KLATSKY ARTHUR L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02901.x
Subject(s) - alcoholic cardiomyopathy , medicine , alcohol consumption , disease , stroke (engine) , coronary heart disease , cardiomyopathy , alcohol , cardiology , intensive care medicine , environmental health , heart failure , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , engineering
A bstract : Studying its history generally provides insights relevant to current understanding of a subject: the health effects of alcohol consumption is no exception to this rule. Perceiving past errors in the hopes of avoiding their repetition is crucial. Because there are clear disparities in the relationships of alcohol drinking to various cardiovascular conditions, attempts to simplify the subject of alcohol and cardiovascular diseases have delayed understanding this area. Thus, the following are considered separately: cardiomyopathy, arsenic and cobalt beer‐drinkers' disease, cardiovascular beri‐beri, systemic hypertension, cardiac arrhythmias, stroke, atherosclerotic coronary heart disease (CHD), total mortality, and definitions of safe drinking limits. The basic disparity underlying all alcohol‐health relations is between effects of lighter and heavier drinking.