Importance A previous meta-analysis of the association between alcohol use and all-cause
mortality found no statistically significant reductions in mortality risk at low levels of …

Purpose of Review A clear link between excessive alcohol consumption and cardiovascular
disease (CVD) has been established, but no consensus exists on the effects of moderate …

Background Moderate consumption of alcohol is inversely related with coronary disease, but
its association with mortality is controversial. We performed a meta-analysis of prospective …

Alcohol consumption is the third leading risk factor for disease and mortality in Europe. As
evaluated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs, a …

We have provided recent evidence suggesting that a systematic error may be operating in
prospective epidemiological mortality studies that have reported “light” or “moderate” regular …

The majority of prospective studies on alcohol use and mortality risk indicates that
abstainers are at increased risk of mortality from both all causes and coronary heart disease …

Background The Mediterranean diet has been hypothesized to reduce fatality among
patients with coronary heart disease. Methods We examined the association between the …

Background—Although moderate alcohol use is associated with protection against
myocardial infarction (MI), it is not known whether this effect is generalizable to populations …

Abstract Introduction and Aims To encourage moderate alcohol consumption, many
governments have developed guidelines for alcohol intake, guidelines for alcohol …

Objective: The objective of this study was to review the evidence that behavioral and
emotional factors are triggers of acute coronary syndromes. Method: Systematic review of …