Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health. The Razor-Sharp Double-Edged Sword

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1009-1014

  O'Keefe, James H ^a   Bybee, Kevin A ^a   Lavie, Carl J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH STATUS; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; REVIEW; STROKE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM DISORDERS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34548307195     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.04.089     Document Type: Review

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