Longitudinal Associations between Alcohol Intake and Arterial Stiffness, Pressure Wave Reflection, and Inflammation

CONCLUSION: In middle-aged male Japanese employees, alcohol intake may attenuate inflammatory activity. While alcohol intake may exacerbate the progression of arterial stiffening in a dose-dependent manner without mediating inflammation, especially in subjects under 50 years of age, it may promote pressure wave reflection abnormalities with aging at earlier ages without further exacerbation at older ages.PMID:35491101 | DOI:10.5551/jat.63544

Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - May 1, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kazuki Shiina Takamichi Takahashi Hiroki Nakano Masatsune Fujii Yoichi Iwasaki Chisa Matsumoto Akira Yamashina Taishiro Chikamori Hirofumi Tomiyama Source Type: research