Endothelial function is preserved in light to moderate alcohol drinkers but is impaired in heavy drinkers in women: Flow-mediated Dilation Japan (FMD-J) study.

Light to moderate alcohol consumption has protective effects on all-cause death and coronary artery disease in women. It is thought that light to moderate alcohol consumption has a beneficial effect on vascular function in women. We measured flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) in 702 women aged 17-86 y...

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Main Authors: Nozomu Oda, Masato Kajikawa, Tatsuya Maruhashi, Shinji Kishimoto, Farina Mohamad Yusoff, Chikara Goto, Ayumu Nakashima, Hirofumi Tomiyama, Bonpei Takase, Akira Yamashina, Yukihito Higashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243216