Search resultsAlcohol consumption and hypertension
Title
Alcohol consumption and hypertension
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2005
Authors
Journal
Current Hypertension Reports
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pagination
180 - 185
Date published
2005
ISBN
15226417 (ISSN)
Keywords
alcohol, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, alcohol metabolism, alcoholic beverage, Alcoholism, antihypertensive agent, beta adrenergic receptor blocking agent, blood pressure regulation, cardiovascular risk, Central Nervous System Depressants, clonidine, comorbidity, correlation analysis, diastolic blood pressure, drinking behavior, Ethanol, Health Behavior, human, Humans, hypertension, lifestyle, mortality, nonhuman, prevalence, review, risk assessment, risk factor, sex difference, statistical analysis, statistical significance, systolic blood pressure
Abstract
Hypertension is a major independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In alcohol-consuming populations, the amount of alcohol consumption has significant impact on blood pressure values, the prevalence of hypertension, and cardiovascular as well as all-cause mortality. In this review, we focus on the connection between alcohol consumption and hypertension, and discuss the consequences on cardiovascular risk. Copyright