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Title
Mortality and light to moderate alcohol consumption after myocardial infarction.
Authors
Muntwyler, J; Hennekens, C H; Buring, J E; Gaziano, J M
Abstract
Although heavy alcohol consumption increases total mortality, light to moderate consumption decreases cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in apparently healthy people. Since data are sparse on the relation of light to moderate alcohol intake to mortality in patients with previous myocardial infarction, we did a prospective study of mortality in men.