Alcohol consumption in women and the elderly : When does it induce heart failure?

• Published in: Herz Vol. 41; no. 6; pp. 494 - 497
• Main Author: Pankuweit, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Alcohol Drinking - mortality; Causality; Comorbidity; Death, Sudden, Cardiac - epidemiology; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Heart Failure - mortality; Humans; Male; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Survival Rate; Women's Health - statistics & numerical data; Heart failure; Alcohol drinking; Cardiovascular diseases; Age factors; Sex factors

The association between alcohol consumption and the etiology and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases has been the focus of attention and also the subject of controversial discussions for many years. This is particularly true for heart failure, which can be induced by coronary artery disease (CAD),...