The Heart and Alcohol

Section last updated: Wednesday, November 04, 2009

	The Heart and Alcohol
	ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION - HEART ATTACK - last updated 09/02/09
	CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - last updated 29/10/09
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	STROKE - last updated 18/03/09
	SUMMARY PAPER - Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases: A historical review and 2005 update By Arthur L. Klatsky
	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
	The Third International Wine and Heart Health Summit
	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
	University of Alabama at Birmingham Receives First Major US Government Grant for the Studt of Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health
	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
	A Mediterranean diet, red wine and haemostatic cardiovascular risk factors
	2% fewer deaths in a drinking population
	In light drinkers, a moderate increase in Consumption may lower the risk of CVD
	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
	Moderate drinking and cardiovascular health
	How Moderate Drinking Reduces cardiac risk
	Alcohol protects Japanese men
	Alcohol could helps heart surgery patients
	Whisky and the heart
	Beer has similar levels of polyphenols to red wines
	US survey shows moderate drinkers have lower risk of chronic ailments
	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