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Hindi International Journal of Cardiovascular ResearchISSN: 2324-8602
Ayechew Adera Getu1 Author
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Coronary heart disease
Assistant Professor of Physiology, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
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Assistant Professor of Physiology, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Gondar, Ethiopia Regular Moderate Alcohol Consumption Reduces the Incidence of Cardiovascular Diseases: Review of Evidences and Plausible Mechanisms
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Regular Moderate Alcohol Consumption Reduces the Incidence of Cardiovascular Diseases: Review of Evidences and Plausible Mechanisms
Author(s): Ayechew Adera Getu1* and Getahun Shibru2
Background: Inappropriate consumption of alcohol contributes to the occurrence of chronic diseases, social and economic burdens though moderate consumption is proven to be beneficial. Moderate alcohol consumption is generally considered to be in the range of 1-3 drinks/day. Objective: The present narrative review was aimed to disclose the putative mechanisms of cardioprotective role of moderate alcohol consumption. Design: Narrative review of published studies. Evidence acquisition: This review was conducted by collecting clinical, epidemiological and translational research evidences from PubMed, Google scholar and Cochrane databases. Results: Several clinical and epidemiological studies outlined that drinking regularly of moderate amount of alcohol might decrease the incidence of debil... view more»
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