MODERATE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
edited by R. PAOLETTI, A.L. KLATSKY, A. POLI, AND S. ZAKHARI

The complex relationships between alcohol use and human health represent an area of increasing interest to specialists involved in preventive cardiology.
The inverse relationship between alcohol consumption and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases, specifically myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke, has in fact gained sound scientific support in recent years.
This book, based on an international symposium on the topic held in Venice, October 30-31, 1999, analyzes in depth the epidemiological association between alcohol consumption and human diseases and discusses the possible mechanisms involved in the alcohol-associated protection from atherosclerotic diseases.
Special attention is devoted to the effects of different amounts of alcohol intake and of various alcoholic beverages in this process, subject of considerable debate. The oxidative action of alcohol, possibly leading to hepatic liver damage, is also considered.
This book will be of interest to clinicians and researchers active in the areas of atherosclerosis, public health, preventive medicine, and preventive cardiology. It is intended to specifically help practicing clinicians provide their patients with evidence-based answers to the most commonly asked questions regarding alcohol use.

Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000