Introduction Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the most common cause of non-
communicable disease mortality in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Gaps in …

Background Observational studies have suggested a complex relationship between alcohol
consumption and stroke, dependent on sex, type of stroke and outcome (morbidity vs …

This article provides the reader with an overview and up-date of clinical features, specific
cardiac disorders and prognosis of cardioembolic stroke. Cardioembolic stroke accounts for …

Context Observational studies suggest that heavy alcohol consumption may increase the
risk of stroke while moderate consumption may decrease the risk. Objective To examine the …

Stroke ranks as the third leading cause of death in the United States. It is now estimated that
there are more than 700000 incident strokes annually and 4.4 million stroke survivors. 1, 2 …

Preventing or postponing the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and delaying or slowing its
progression would lead to a consequent improvement of health status and quality of life in …

The concept of moderate consumption of ethanol (beverage alcohol) has evolved over time
from considering this level of intake to be nonintoxicating and noninjurious, to …

Few studies have analyzed control of risk factors in a randomized, prospective manner
following carotid endarterectomy. However, a wealth of data are available regarding the …

ContextModerate alcohol consumption has been shown to be protective for coronary heart
disease, but the relationship between moderate alcohol consumption and ischemic stroke is …

Background Several studies have shown U-or J-shaped relations between alcohol
consumption and the risk of stroke. We evaluated the effect of light-to-moderate alcohol …