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Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with reduced risk for death from cardiovascular disease (CVD), but some data suggest that heavy consumption is associated with increased risk for hypertension. To enhance the evidence base on alcohol consumption and CVD among people with existing hypertension and to examine MI specifically as an outcome, researchers studied 11,711 men (age range, 40–75) with baseline or incident hypertension in the prospective Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. About half were using antihypertensive medication at baseline. Alcohol consumption was assessed by questionnaire every 4 years.
Baseline data indicated that the more a man drank, the likelier he was to smoke and the less likely to have diabetes. During 16 …