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Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases: where do we stand today?
Abstract For centuries, multiple medical risks of heavy alcohol drinking have been evident with simultaneous awareness of a less harmful or sensible drinking limit. The increased risks of heavy drinking, defined as three or more standard‐sized drinks per day, are both cardiovascular (CV) and non‐CV. The CV risks include the following: (i) alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM), (ii) systemic hypertension, (iii) atrial arrhythmias, (iv) haemorrhagic stroke and, probably, ischaemic stroke. By contrast, modern epidemiological studies have shown lower morbidity and mortality amongst light–moderate drinkers, due mostly to a reduc...
Source: Journal of Internal Medicine - July 8, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: A. L. Klatsky Tags: Review Source Type: research

No association between adherence to the healthy Nordic food index and cardiovascular disease amongst Swedish women: a cohort study
ConclusionThe present results do not support an association between a healthy Nordic food index and risk of cardiovascular disease in Swedish women. There was also no effect modification by alcohol intake, BMI or age. Our finding of an interaction with smoking status requires reproduction.
Source: Journal of Internal Medicine - May 19, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: N. Roswall, S. Sandin, R. Scragg, M. Löf, G. Skeie, A. Olsen, H.‐O. Adami, E. Weiderpass Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Choosing the right drug to fit the patient when selecting oral anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation
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Source: Journal of Internal Medicine - March 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Adrian M. Shields, Gregory Y. H. Lip Tags: Review Article Source Type: research

Ceruloplasmin dysfunction: a key factor in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation?
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Source: Journal of Internal Medicine - November 5, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Jamie Y Jeremy, Nilima Shukla Tags: Editorial Comment Source Type: research