Alcohol's impact on the cardiovascular system

M Roerecke - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alcohol consumption has been shown to have complex, and sometimes paradoxical,
associations with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Several hundred epidemiological studies …

The effect of alcohol on blood pressure and hypertension

FD Fuchs, SC Fuchs - Current hypertension reports, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To examine the acute and chronic effects of alcohol on blood pressure (BP) and the
incidence of hypertension. We discuss the most current understanding of the mechanisms …

Alcohol and aging–an area of increasing concern

AM White, A Orosz, PA Powell, GF Koob - Alcohol, 2023 - Elsevier
Alcohol use is increasing among adults 65 and older and the size of this population is
expanding rapidly. Aging is associated with systemic inflammation, sleep disturbances …

Research progress of natural medicine Astragalus mongholicus Bunge in treatment of myocardial fibrosis

C Ren, X Zhao, K Liu, L Wang, Q Chen, H Jiang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Myocardial fibrosis (MF) is a common pathological
manifestation of many cardiovascular diseases at a certain stage, with excessive …

Current view on the mechanisms of alcohol-mediated toxicity

A Birková, B Hubková, B Čižmárová… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alcohol is a psychoactive substance that is widely used and, unfortunately, often abused. In
addition to acute effects such as intoxication, it may cause many chronic pathological …

[HTML][HTML] Acute effects of alcohol on cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmogenesis: Insights from multiscale in silico analyses

H Sutanto, MJM Cluitmans, D Dobrev… - Journal of Molecular and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Acute excessive ethyl alcohol (ethanol) consumption alters cardiac electrophysiology and
can evoke cardiac arrhythmias, eg, in 'holiday heart syndrome'. Ethanol acutely modulates …

Psidium guajava L.: Chemical composition and protective effects of a leaf extract against ethanol-induced cardiotoxicity

AE Sherif, Y Amen, M Wink, M Sobeh… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
It has been previously reported that a leaf extract of Psidium guajava L.(GV. E) can impart
numerous health benefits that were attributed to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects …

Epigenetic modification in alcohol use disorder and alcoholic cardiomyopathy: from pathophysiology to therapeutic opportunities

L Wu, Y Zhang, J Ren - Metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Alcohol consumption prompts detrimental psychological, pathophysiological and health
issues, representing one of the major causes of death worldwide. Alcohol use disorder …

The protective effect of fibroblast growth factor‐21 in alcoholic cardiomyopathy: a role in protecting cardiac mitochondrial function

G Ferrer‐Curriu, M Guitart‐Mampel… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) resulting from chronic alcohol misuse is one of the main
contributors leading to heart failure and cardiovascular mortality. Fibroblast growth factor 21 …

Tanshinone IIA alleviates acute ethanol‐induced myocardial apoptosis mainly through inhibiting the expression of PDCD4 and activating the PI3K/Akt pathway

H Deng, B Yu, Y Li - Phytotherapy Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Myocardial apoptosis contributes to acute ethanol‐induced cardiac injury. Improving
immoderate apoptosis has become the potential therapeutic strategy for acute ethanol …