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Hindi International Journal of Cardiovascular ResearchISSN: 2324-8602
Getahun Shibru2 Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Coronary heart disease, Myocardial reperfusion injury
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Biography
Getahun Shibru Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Gondar, Ethiopia. His publications include: 1. Lieber CS (2007) The influence of alcohol on tuberculosis. Public Health. 24: 195. 2. Charlton ME, Sweetnam PM, Fitzgerald LW, Terwilliger RZ, Nestler EJ, et al. (2002) Chronic ethanol administration regulates the expression of gabaa receptor α1 and α5 subunits in the ventral tegmental area and hippocampus. J Neurochem. 68: 121-127.
Publications
Review Article Open Access
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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