Casual alcohol consumption is associated with less subclinical cardiovascular organ damage in Koreans: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Jeonggeun Moon (Author), In Cheol Hwang (Author), Kyoung Kon Kim (Author), Woong Chol Kang (Author), Ji-Young Cha (Author), Young-Ah Moon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Epidemiologic studies have presented protective effects of alcohol against cardiovascular (CV) events. However, such studies were performed mainly on Westerners. We investigated the effects of alcohol on the subclinical CV morbidity in healthy Koreans. Methods The coronary artery...