Drinking patterns of alcohol and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events after an acute coronary syndrome
Authors' conclusion
Binge drinking during the year following an ACS, even less than once per month, is associated with worse clinical outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- Patients hospitalised for acute coronary syndromes (ACS) at four Swiss centres
- Participants
- 6,557 patients
- Exposure
- Weekly alcohol consumption categories and binge drinking vs abstinence / no binge drinking
- Heavy weekly consumptionn = 817
- Outcome
- Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE):
- Cardiac death
- MI
- Stroke
- Clinically indicated target vessel coronary revascularization
- Follow-up
- 12 months
Methodological detailsmulticentre, 4 Swiss centres
- Multicentre
- 4 Swiss centres
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
MACE
Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Heavyvs Abstinence
0.97(0.69–1.36)
Heavyvs Light
1.41(0.97–2.06)
Binge <1 episode/monthvs No binge drinking
1.61(1.23–2.11)
Binge ≥1 episode/monthvs No binge drinking
2.17(1.66–2.83)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Drinking patterns of alcohol and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events after an acute coronary syndrome. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 23 November 2023. doi:10.
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