Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with reduced long-term cardiovascular risk in patients following a complicated acute myocardial infarction

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-232

  Brügger Andersen, Trygve ^a,b   Pönitz, Volker ^a,b   Snapinn, Steven ^c   Dickstein, Kenneth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Myocardial infarction; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; LOSARTAN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 62049084968     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.12.046     Document Type: Article

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