title: Alcohol use, myocardial infarction, sudden cardiac death, and hypertension.
abstract: Studying coronary risk factors, this article concludes that: regular use of alcohol may protect against major coronary events; regular use of three or more drinks daily is a probable risk factor for hypertension; the relations of alcohol use to coronary disease, hypertension, and cardiomyopathy are disparate.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D044383:Black People; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012306:Risk; D044465:White People