Frequent drinking is more predictive of ischemic stroke than binge drinking, but not of myocardial infarction

Alcohol consumption has complex effects on myocardial infarction (MI) and ischemic stroke. We investigated the difference in associations according to drinking patterns (drinking frequency vs. amount per occasion) and sex.

Source: Atherosclerosis - April 24, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: In Young Cho, Jung Eun Yoo, Kyungdo Han, Dahye Kim, Su-Min Jeong, Sungeun Hwang, Heesun Lee, Keun Hye Jeon, Dong Wook Shin Source Type: research