Medinfo's patient information on angina (angina pectoris), a pain in the centre of the chest which comes from the heart. ... What is angina? ... Do not drink more than 21 units of alcohol per week if you are a woman or 28 per week if you are a man. (1 unit = half a pint of standard beer or one small glass of wine.)
www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/angina.html www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/angina.html
There are several factors that trigger an episode of angina pectoris including emotional stress, extreme temperatures, heavy meals, alcohol, strenuous exercise, and cigarette smoking (8). Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia induce angina pectoris.
www.musc.edu/bmt737/spring2001/Kate/angina2.html www.musc.edu/bmt737/spring2001/Kate/angina2.html
Angina Pectoris ... Most people can resume a normal or near-normal life after treatment of angina. Some lifestyle changes will be necessary, ... In small amounts, alcohol does not harm the heart. In fact, it might help to relieve tension. But people must be careful to ensure that alcohol does not increase body weight.
www.ehealthmd.com/library/angina/ANG_living.html www.ehealthmd.com/library/angina/ANG_living.html
Alcohol ingestion often provokes attacks in patients with vasospastic angina. ... Thus, the ALDH2 genotype modifies the characteristics of the anginal attacks as a co-factor for the induction of vasospastic angina after alcohol ingestion.
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/10503603
The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... Alcohol Drinking [adverse effects]
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/8160621
The effect of alcohol on variant angina was studied in six patients who had a history of chest pain occurring with alcohol ingestion. On alcohol testing, Holter ECG monitoring was performed and a 12-lead ECG was recorded at the time of chest pain.
eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/5/11/... eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/5/11/906
arrows, attack of variant angina. Heart rate is higher on this day with alcohol ingestion. In patient I no angina occurred. ...
eurheartj.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/5/11/906.pdf
Smoking is related to alcohol consumption, and reduction in alcohol intake may help smokers to smoke less. Scientists for the study think that people who want to quit smoking needs to abstain from drinking in order to experience the lesser effects of a withdrawal symptom. ... Angina; Cardiomyopathy...
www.digitalnaturopath.com/treat/T129537.html
Objective: To determine whether moderate alcohol intake decreases the risk for angina pectoris or myocardial infarction in apparently healthy men.
www.annals.org/content/126/5/372.full
We investigated how the genotype of ALDH2 affects the characteristics of alcohol-induced vasospastic angina. Ninety-one patients with vasospastic angina who had ingested alcohol daily or occasionally were studied.
journal.med.tohoku.ac.jp/1874/187403.html