2005
Low-to-Moderate Alcohol Intake and Health Status in Heart Failure Patients
Salisbury AC, House JA, Conard MW, Krumholz HM, Spertus JA. Low-to-Moderate Alcohol Intake and Health Status in Heart Failure Patients. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2005, 11: 323-328. PMID: 15948080, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2004.11.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireModerate alcohol intakeHealth statusHF hospitalizationAlcohol intakeAlcohol abstinenceBaseline Kansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireShort Form-12 scoresComplete alcohol abstinenceHeart failure guidelinesMulticenter observational studyHeart failure patientsModerate alcohol consumptionSF-12 scoresKCCQ scoresHF outpatientsHF patientsFailure patientsMultivariable analysisBaseline differencesObservational studyModerate drinkersAlcohol consumptionSimilar outcomesAlcohol use
2001
Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure Among Older Persons
Abramson JL, Williams SA, Krumholz HM, Vaccarino V. Moderate Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure Among Older Persons. JAMA 2001, 285: 1971-1977. PMID: 11308433, DOI: 10.1001/jama.285.15.1971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsModerate alcohol consumptionHeart failureHeart failure ratesMyocardial infarctionAlcohol consumptionOlder personsNonfatal heart failure eventsHistory of MIHeart failure eventsProspective cohort studyHeart failure riskBody mass indexPopulation-based sampleCohort studyCurrent smokingMass indexMI riskPulse pressureFailure rateRelative riskAmount of alcoholMAIN OUTCOMELower riskElderly personsBaseline