Enrique Cabrera Medical Faculty of the Medical University of Havana.
MEDICC Rev. 2011 Oct;13(4):50-1. doi: 10.37757/MR2011V13.N4.10.
Popular belief has it that alcohol, particularly red wine, protects against atherosclerosis and associated cardio- and cerebrovascular conditions. That presumption motivates this paper, which describes the mechanisms underlying the J-shaped risk curve for alcohol use, with benefits for vascular disease risk at low consumption levels and harmful effects--both directly on the user and indirectly on the bystander--at higher levels. The importance of further exploring alcohol use in patients with cardiovascular risk factors and of intervening to modify non-social use of alcohol to prevent serious adverse health consequences is also addressed.
人们普遍认为，酒精，特别是红酒，可以预防动脉粥样硬化和相关的心脑血管疾病。正是基于这一假设，本文描述了酒精使用 J 型风险曲线背后的机制，即在低饮酒水平下对血管疾病风险有益，而在较高水平下则对使用者和旁观者都有直接和间接的有害影响。本文还强调了进一步研究心血管危险因素患者的饮酒情况以及干预非社交性饮酒以预防严重不良健康后果的重要性。
