Abstract
Objective: It was repeatedly emphasized that alcohol provides the most plausible explanation for both the high rate and the dramatic fluctuation in Russian ischemic heart disease (IHD) mortality rate during the last decades, while other traditional risk factors identified in epidemiologic studies had little predictive value. The link between IHD mortality and beverage-specific alcohol drinking has been analyzed in a number of aggregate-level studies with conflicting results. The aim of this study was to examine the relation between the consumption of different beverage types and IHD mortality rates in Russia.
Highlights
There is convincing evidence that light to moderate alcohol consumption protects against the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD), while heavy episodic or binge drinking is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events [1-4]
The consumption of beer and wine were not associated with IHD mortality rate
The findings from this study suggest that IHD mortality tend to be more responsive to changes in spirits consumption per capita than to the wine/beer consumption
Summary
There is convincing evidence that light to moderate alcohol consumption protects against the risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD), while heavy episodic or binge drinking is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events [1-4]. Of pure alcohol per occasion) is significantly associated with incidence of IHD morbidity and mortality compared with regular moderate drinking (RR=1,45;CI:1,24-1,7) [7]. A recent meta-analysis of 14 studies containing 4,718 IHD events suggests that heavy irregular drinking occasions This metaanalysis offer evidence that drinking pattern modifies the effects of alcohol intake on the IHD risk. Researchers have shown that binge drinking produce adverse cardiovascular effects including an atherogenic profile, increased risk of thrombosis and probability of arrhythmia [8,9]
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