Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease - (Medical Science Symposia Series) by R Paoletti & A L Klatsky & A Poli (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Preface. List of Contributors. I: Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease: Introductory Overview. 1. Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases: An Historical Overview; A.L. Klatsky. 2. Effects of Alcohol on Lipids and Lipoprotein Metabolism; J.-C. Fruchart, et al. 3. Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease; M.H. Criqui. II: Antiatherogenic Effects of Alcoholic Beverages: Basic and Biochemical Issues. 4. Moderate Alcohol Consumption and High Density Lipoproteins; C. Ehnholm, M. Jauhiainen. 5. Acute Effects of Alcohol on the Turnover of Very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL) Apolipoprotein B-100 in Normolipidemic Subjects; H.J. Pownall, et al. 6. Alcohol, Coagulation, And Fibrinolysis; C. Kluft. 7. Moderate Alcohol Consumption, Insulin Resistance, and Cardiovascular Disease; G.M. Reaven. 8. Oxidative Stress Associated to Alcohol Consumption; E.A. Meagher. 9. Antiatherogenic Effects of Nonalcoholic Ingredients in Alcoholic Beverages; H. Itakura, et al. III: Alcohol Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease: From Epidemiology to Clinics. 10. Alcohol Intake, Drinking Habits, and Coronary Heart Disease; K. Poikolainen. 11. Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Stroke: Update on Recent Epidemiological Findings; M.J. Stampfer. 12. What Influences the Relationship Between Alcohol Consumption and Total Mortality? M.J. Thun, et al. 13. Epidemiological Confounders in the Relationship Between Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease; A.G. Shaper, S.G. Wannamethee. 14. Adverse Cardiovascular Effects of Alcohol; M. Kupari. IV: Alcoholic Beverages and Cardiovascular Disease Protection: An Effect of Alcohol or Other Components? 15. Beer, Wine, Spirits, and Cardiovascular Disease; M. Grønboek. 16. Alcoholic Beverages and Cardiovascular Disease Protection: The Effect of Alcohol or Other Components; E. Rimm.