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The Heart and Alcohol
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Heavy drinking occasions in relation to ischaemic heart disease mortality (Dec 2011)

What place, if any, does information on cardioprotective effects of moderate alcohol use have in safer drinking guidelines? (Dec 2011)
Moderate-to-heavy alcohol intake may increase risk of atrial fibrillation (April 2011)
Light to moderate drinking linked to fewer heart problems in male bypass patients (Jan 2011)
Women drinking moderately have reduced risk of sudden cardiac death (Nov 2010)
The potential effect of resveratrol – without alcohol on the heart (Jul 2010)
Overview of the 5th International Wine & Heart Health Summit 2009
Relation between modifiable lifestyle factors and lifetime risk of heart failure
Alcohol in moderation, cardioprotection, and neuroprotection: Epidemiological considerations and mechanistic studies
Cardioprotective effect comparison of red and white wines
Enzyme may reduce heart damage
Drinking in excess associated with increased risk for metabolic syndrome
One drink is relaxing to circulation, but two drinks are stressful
Relationship of alcohol consumption and type of alcoholic beverage consumed with plasma lipid levels: Differences between whites and African-Americans
Drinking alcohol may keep leg arteries healthy
Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with improved endothelial function
'Mitochondrial Complex I - Regulated alteration of carbohydrate oxidation and energy metabolites reduces ischemia-reperfusion injury in hearts from mice exposed to moderate ethanol intake
Red wine consumption increases circulating endothelial progenitor cells and improves endothelial function in obese type II diabetics
A drink with meals lowers blood sugar afterward
The effect of consuming different alcoholic beverages in conjuction with a fat enriched diet
Heavy, but not moderate drinking may trigger irregular heart rhythm
Alcohol intake may boost aneurysm risk
Recent Findings related to Alcohol and Heart Health from Around the Globe By Elisabeth Holmgren
Moderate alcohol consumption is more cardioprotective in men with the metabolic syndrome
Red wine induces a prolonged reduction in plasma viscosity
Is drinking safe for patients on warfarin or statins
Moderate alcohol consumption associated with significantly lower rates of cardiac events and longer survival, independent of its anti-inflammatory effect
Alcohol Use Decreases Platelet Activation and Aggregation in Men
Medically, is wine just another alcoholic beverage? revisited by Creina Stockley, The Australian Wine Research Institute
A reminder about resveratrol by Dr Phil Norrie
Moderate alcohol consumption can act as a ‘blood thinner’
Alcohol abuse in Russia
Link between heavy drinking and atrial fibrillation
The importance of folate intake for moderate drinkers
Cardiovascular Properties of Red Wine
Study Isolates Role of Polyphenols in Isolation from Alcohol
Resveratrol May Bring Further Cardiac Benefits
Effects of Red and White Wine in Endothelial Function
Alcohol and Athersclerosis Progression
Moderate Drinking can Benefit Heart Patients
Red Wine has Different Effect on Platelets the other Alcoholic Drinks
Alcohol Consumption and the Metabolic Syndrome
Alcohol Helpful after Stenting
Cardioprotective Effects of Alcohol
Alcohol Helpful after Stenting
The Importance of Diet in Conjunction with Wine Consumption by Creina S. Stockley
A drink a day improves overall heart health
The key to Cardiac health?
By Harvey E. Finkel, M.D.
Potential cardiovascular benefits of moderate wine consumption
by Creina Stockley, The Australian Wine Research Institute
2% fewer deaths in a drinking population
Gene may be the key to heart benefits of alcohol in moderation
American Heart Association Drinking Guidelines
by Creina Stockley
Gene which determines the rate at which the body breaks down alcohol may be the key to heart benefits of moderate drinking
"Wine, the Mediterranean Diet, and Health: Does New Research Indicate a Need to Modify Current Dietary Guidelines?"
R. Curtis Ellison, MD
Researchers closer to understanding 'French paradox'
XXVth World Congress of the Office Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin (OIV)
by Creina Stockley
Beer, Vitamin B6 and the heart
How Moderate Drinking Reduces cardiac risk
Alcohol protects Japanese men
Red wine versus white wine - is there a difference in health benefit?
by Dr Philp Norrie
The French Paradox explained by the time lag theory
by Dr Philip Norrie
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