Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases

Timothy J. Peters (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

350 Seiten

1998
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-471-97769-8 (ISBN)

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This volume examines aspects of the relationship between alcohol consumption and health. It aims to provide a base for research into the effects of alcohol on the cardiovascular system and into public health attitudes to what is both a universal pleasure and problem.

Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases - an historic overview; metabolic consequences of alcohol ingestion; alcohol and the myocardium; alcohol, free radicals and antioxidants; alcohol, arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death; alcohol and blood lipids; alcohol, coagulation, thrombosis and fibrinolysis; alcohol, blood pressure and hypertension; do known cardiovascular risk factors mediate the effects of alcohol on cardiovascular disease?; the J-shaped curve - changes in drinking habits; alcohol and cerebrovascular disease; alcohol and coronary heart disease; the "French Paradox"; alcohol and all-cause mortality; alcohol, cardiovascular disease and public health policy.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	13.10.1998
Reihe/Serie	Novartis Foundation Symposia ; v.216
Zusatzinfo	illustrations
Verlagsort	Chichester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	570 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Kardiologie / Angiologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-471-97769-1 / 0471977691
ISBN-13	978-0-471-97769-8 / 9780471977698
Zustand	Neuware