Prior Alcohol Consumption and Mortality Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
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- 18 April 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 285 (15) , 1965-1970
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.285.15.1965
Abstract
In the general population, individuals who have 1 alcoholic drink every 1 to 2 days have lower rates of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and coronary mortality compared with abstainers and heavier drinkers.1,2 Studies in patients with hypertension or diabetes also show a U-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD).3,4 However, the effect of drinking in patients with documented CHD is less certain.Keywords
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