Why the study?
Does alcohol intake of more than 180 ml per week reduce coronary artery occlusion scores in patients undergoing coronary arteriography?
Does alcohol intake of more than 180 ml per week reduce coronary artery occlusion scores in patients undergoing coronary arteriography?
Higher alcohol intake (>180 ml/week) was associated with lower coronary artery occlusion scores on arteriography, despite a worse risk profile regarding smoking and triglycerides.
Higher alcohol intake was associated with lower occlusion scores; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice pending prospective data.
A group of over 900 patients who underwent coronary arteriography were asked about their alcohol intake. The patients who were abstainers or consumed less than an equivalent of 180 ml absolute alcohol per week had higher coronary artery occlusion scores than the group consuming more than that amount, though the latter group smoked more and had higher plasma triglyceride levels.
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