A Daily Glass of Red Wine and Lifestyle Changes Do Not Affect Arterial Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Patients with Carotid Arteriosclerosis after 4 and 20 Weeks

A Daily Glass of Red Wine and Lifestyle Changes Do Not Affect Arterial Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Patients with Carotid Arteriosclerosis after 4 and 20 Weeks

Background: Regular consumption of small amounts of red wine improves blood lipids. However, there is concern whether this beneficial effect might be counterbalanced by an increase in blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR), which are risk factors for cerebro-cardiovascular disease. In particular, w...

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Main Authors: Dirk W. Droste, Catalina Iliescu, Michel Vaillant, Manon Gantenbein, Nancy De Bremaeker, Charlotte Lieunard, Telma Velez, Michèle Meyer, Tessy Guth, Andrea Kuemmerle, Anna Chioti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2013-10-01
Series:Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Subjects:
Alcohol
Carotid arteries
Diet
Blood pressure
Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/354847

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