title: The influence of wine Zweigeltrebe and Breslava Chateau Karvaj on blood pressure in healthy volunteers.
abstract: Efficacy of varies wine sorts on blood pressure in 21 healthy individuals was prospectively studied. White wine Breslava most significantly decreased systolic blood pressure in comparison to wines from supermarket Veltlin or Frankovka (Blaufränkisch, Caberner Franc) (Raca). Decrease in diastolic blood pressure is similar in both white wines Breslava respectively Veltlin. In the second experiment during 8 hours blood pressure measurement, white wine Breslava from Nove Zamky region more significantly decreased systolic blood pressure in comparison to Low Carpathian wines (region Raca). Both white wines significantly decreased diastolic blood pressure. Red wines from both regions did not have significant influence on systolic or diastolic blood pressure in doses of 1, 2 or 3 dcl.
authors.affiliation: St Elizabeth Cancer Institute, Bratislava, Slovakia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karvaj
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beno
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kalavsky
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D003971:Diastole; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D013599:Systole; D013997:Time Factors; D014920:Wine