Alcohol and the heart. How it helps, how it harms
Sheehy, T.W.
Postgraduate Medicine 91(5): 271-277
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 1561166 Document Number: 394659
Does regular consumption of alcohol protect against coronary artery disease but not against sudden death? In this article, Dr Sheehy examines several theories that have been proposed to explain the cardioprotective effect of ethanol and also reviews the factors related to sudden death in alcoholics.