Why the study?
Does alcohol consumption cause cardiovascular complications such as strokes and heart attacks in hypertensive patients?
Does alcohol consumption cause cardiovascular complications such as strokes and heart attacks in hypertensive patients?
Alcohol may cause a reversible rise in blood pressure rather than long-term cardiovascular damage, though counselling to reduce intake can usefully lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
Alcohol advice in hypertension should remain unchanged; leaves open net stroke versus MI effects with moderate intake.
The association between alcohol and hypertension has been recognized for several years. 2. However, it remains a paradox that if alcohol does cause hypertension there is little convincing evidence that alcohol is related to the cardiovascular complications of hypertension such as strokes and heart attacks. The relationship between alcohol and strokes remains inconclusive and there is evidence that moderate alcohol consumption may be protective against heart attacks. 3. It is possible, therefore, that alcohol does not so much cause hypertension, but rather a rapidly reversible rise in blood pressure which does not cause cardiovascular damage. When managing hypertensive patients, however, relevant counselling can bring about a useful fall in blood pressure.
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Lip et al. (1995) studied this question.
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