The relationship between different dimensions of alcohol use and the burden of disease—an update

J Rehm, GE Gmel Sr, G Gmel, OSM Hasan, S Imtiaz… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Alcohol use is a major contributor to injuries, mortality and the burden
of disease. This review updates knowledge on risk relations between dimensions of alcohol …

Alcohol's impact on the cardiovascular system

M Roerecke - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alcohol consumption has been shown to have complex, and sometimes paradoxical,
associations with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Several hundred epidemiological studies …

Global burden of alcohol use disorders and alcohol liver disease

J Rehm, KD Shield - Biomedicines, 2019 - mdpi.com
Alcohol use is a major risk factor for burden of mortality and morbidity. Alcoholic liver
disease (ALD) and alcohol use disorders (AUDs) are important disease outcomes caused …

The effects of ethanol on the heart: alcoholic cardiomyopathy

J Fernández-Solà - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Alcoholic-dilated Cardiomyopathy (ACM) is the most prevalent form of ethanol-induced heart
damage. Ethanol induces ACM in a dose-dependent manner, independently of nutrition …

Alcohol intake in patients with cardiomyopathy and heart failure: consensus and controversy

C Andersson, M Schou, F Gustafsson… - Circulation: Heart …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Alcohol is often cited to be a common cause of cardiomyopathy and heart failure. However,
in most available population-based studies, a modest-to-moderate alcohol consumption has …

Alcohol consumption: medical implications, the liver and beyond

V Meza, J Arnold, LA Díaz… - Alcohol and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Alcohol consumption represents a major factor of morbidity and mortality, with a wide range
of adverse medical implications that practically affect every organ system. It is the fifth major …

[PDF][PDF] Status report on alcohol consumption, harm and policy responses in 30 European countries 2019

World Health Organization - 2019 - apps.who.int
Per capita alcohol consumption in the WHO European Region, including the European
Union (‎ EU)‎, is the highest in the world, which results in proportionally higher levels of …

How does alcohol use impact morbidity and mortality of liver cirrhosis? A systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis

L Llamosas-Falcon, C Probst, C Buckley, H Jiang… - Hepatology …, 2024 - Springer
Background Alcohol consumption is the most important risk factor responsible for the
disease burden of liver cirrhosis (LC). Estimates of risk relationships available usually …

Cardiovascular effects of alcohol consumption

J Rehm, M Roerecke - Trends in cardiovascular medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Alcohol consumption has a major but complex impact on cardiovascular diseases. Both
irregular and chronic heavy drinking occasions detrimentally impact on most major …

Alcohol control policy measures and all‐cause mortality in Lithuania: an interrupted time–series analysis

M Štelemėkas, J Manthey, R Badaras, S Casswell… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims Alcohol use has been identified as a major risk factor for burden of
mortality and disease, particularly for countries in eastern Europe. During the past two …