Cardioprotective effect of moderate drinking: possible mediation by vital exhaustion.
A curvilinear relationship between alcohol consumption and heart disease risk has often been demonstrated. A similar relationship was found between vital exhaustion (VE) and alcohol intake in 62 Japanese and 53 British healthy males. Vital exhaustion is a prodromal state for cardiac events. A possible connection between moderate social drinking, VE and heart disease is suggested.
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Clinical Psychology Practice, Stourbridge, West Midlands, UK.
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D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000187:drug effects; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D000431:Ethanol