03252nam 2200637Ia 450 991087754410332120200520144314.01-282-34809-497866123480990-470-51554-60-470-51555-4(CKB)1000000000377296(EBL)470680(SSID)ssj0000288482(PQKBManifestationID)11248444(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000288482(PQKBWorkID)10374154(PQKB)10200795(MiAaPQ)EBC470680(OCoLC)181186566(EXLCZ)99100000000037729619980618d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAlcohol and cardiovascular diseasesChichester ;New York J. Wiley19981 online resource (282 p.)Novartis Foundation symposium ;216"Symposium on Alcohol and Cardiovacular Diseases, held at the Novartis Foundation, London, 7-9 October 1997"--P. v.0-471-97769-1 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.ALCOHOL AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; Contents; Participants; Chairman's introduction; Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases: a historical overview; Metabolic consequences of alcohol ingestion; Alcohol and the myocardium; Alcohol, free radicals and antioxidants; Alcohol, cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death; Alcohol intake, lipids and risks of myocardial infarction; Alcohol, coagulation and fibrinolysis; Alcohol, blood pressure and hypertension; General discussion; Do known cardiovascular risk factors mediate the effect of alcohol on cardiovascular disease?The J-shaped curve and changes in drinking habitMechanisms of alcohol-related strokes; The French paradox and wine drinking; Alcohol and all-cause mortality: an overview; Alcohol, cardiovascular diseases and public health policy; Chairman's summing-up; Index of contributors; Subject indexBoth timely and topical, this book examines the most important aspects of the relationship between alcohol consumption and health. Drawing together much new and exciting work in this area, it reviews this emotive subject from a dispassionate perspective. It will provide a firm base for further research into the effects of alcohol on the cardiovascular system, and into public health attitudes to what is both a universal pleasure and problem.Novartis Foundation symposium ;216.HeartPathophysiologyCongressesAlcoholPhysiological effectCongressesAlcoholPathophysiologyCongressesHeartPathophysiologyAlcoholPhysiological effectAlcoholPathophysiology616.1616.1071616.861Novartis Foundation.Symposium on Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases(1997 :London, England)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910877544103321Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases4186084UNINA