Alcohol and Cardiovascular Diseases

Alcohol and cardiovascular diseases - an historic overview; metabolic consequences of alcohol ingestion; alcohol and the myocardium; alcohol, free radicals and antioxidants; alcohol, arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death; alcohol and blood lipids; alcohol, coagulation, thrombosis and fibrinolysis; alcohol, blood pressure and hypertension; do known cardiovascular risk factors mediate the effects of alcohol on cardiovascular disease?; the J-shaped curve - changes in drinking habits; alcohol and cerebrovascular disease; alcohol and coronary heart disease; the "French Paradox"; alcohol and all-cause mortality; alcohol, cardiovascular disease and public health policy.