The relationship between alcohol consumption and systolic and diastolic blood pressure
was examined in a representative population sample of 1,429 men and women aged 35–64 …

Abstract Data from the Augsburg Survey 1984—1985 of the WHO-project Monitoring Trends
and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA), a cross-sectional study on a two …

Background: Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of
ischemic cardiovascular disease, whereas increased alcohol intake is related to …

A synergistic effect of alcohol and hypertension has been suggested to increase the risk for
stroke. However, the contribution of alcohol-induced hypertension to stroke morbidity and …

We sought to examine effects of habitual alcohol intake on ambulatory blood pressure (BP),
heart rate (HR), and HR variability among Japanese men. Subjects were 539 men aged 35 …

Background: research has reliably demonstrated cardioprotection from regular alcohol use.
Heavy episodic drinking (HED), however, negates these beneficial effects and increases the …

Alcohol consumption causes biphasic changes in blood pressure (BP) in Asians. The aim of
the present study was to investigate the effects of repeated alcohol intake on BP and sodium …

Background: Alcohol drinking affects atherosclerotic progression mainly through blood
pressure and lipid metabolism. The purpose of the present study was to clarify whether …

Numerous epidemiologic investigations have found an association between moderate
intake of alcohol and increased blood pressure (BP). However, in controlled clinical studies …

Objective To determine whether flushing of the facial skin in response to alcohol
consumption (alcohol flushing) is a warning sign of hypertension. We also sought the …