Journal article
Alcohol consumption and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation among people with cardiovascular disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Moderate alcohol consumption may reduce cardiovascular events, but little is known about its effect on atrial fibrillation in people at high risk of such events. We examined the association between moderate alcohol consumption and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation among older adults with existing cardiovascular disease or diabetes.
METHODS: We analyzed data for 30 433 adults who participated in 2 large antihypertensive drug …
Authors
Liang Y; Mente A; Yusuf S; Gao P; Sleight P; Zhu J; Fagard R; Lonn E; Teo KK
Journal
Canadian Medical Association Journal, Vol. 184, No. 16, pp. e857–e866
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
November 6, 2012
DOI
10.1503/cmaj.120412
ISSN
0820-3946
Associated Experts
Fields of Research (FoR)
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Age DistributionAgedAlcohol DrinkingAtrial FibrillationBinge DrinkingCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityConfidence IntervalsFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOntarioProportional Hazards ModelsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex DistributionSurvival Rate