Dan V Blalock1,2, Sophia A Berlin3, Jonathan R Young4,5,6, Shannon M Blakey5,6, Patrick S Calhoun7,4,5,6, Eric A Dedert4,5,6. 1. Durham Center of Innovation To Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 411 West Chapel Hill St, Suite 600, Durham, NC, 27701, USA. daniel.blalock@duke.edu. 2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. daniel.blalock@duke.edu. 3. Institute for Medical Research, Durham, NC, USA. 4. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. 5. VA Mid-Atlantic Region Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Durham, NC, USA. 6. Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA. 7. Durham Center of Innovation To Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT), Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, 411 West Chapel Hill St, Suite 600, Durham, NC, 27701, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Much of alcohol's purported negative impact on a population's health can be attributed to its association with increased blood pressure, rates of hypertension, and incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Less attention, however, has been placed on the association of the positive impact of alcohol reduction interventions on physical health. RECENT FINDINGS: This review delineates the evidence of blood pressure reductions as a function of alcohol reduction interventions based on current care models. The findings of this review suggest two things: (1) sufficient evidence exists for a relationship between alcohol reductions and blood pressure generally, and (2) little evidence exists for the relationship between alcohol reductions and blood pressure for any one care model currently employed in the health system. The evidence base would benefit from more studies using established alcohol reduction interventions examining the impact of these interventions on blood pressure.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Much of alcohol's purported negative impact on a population's health can be attributed to its association with increased blood pressure, rates of hypertension, and incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Less attention, however, has been placed on the association of the positive impact of alcohol reduction interventions on physical health. RECENT FINDINGS: This review delineates the evidence of blood pressure reductions as a function of alcohol reduction interventions based on current care models. The findings of this review suggest two things: (1) sufficient evidence exists for a relationship between alcohol reductions and blood pressure generally, and (2) little evidence exists for the relationship between alcohol reductions and blood pressure for any one care model currently employed in the health system. The evidence base would benefit from more studies using established alcohol reduction interventions examining the impact of these interventions on blood pressure.
Authors: Katherine E Watkins; Allison J Ober; Karen Lamp; Mimi Lind; Claude Setodji; Karen Chan Osilla; Sarah B Hunter; Colleen M McCullough; Kirsten Becker; Praise O Iyiewuare; Allison Diamant; Keith Heinzerling; Harold Alan Pincus Journal: JAMA Intern Med Date: 2017-10-01 Impact factor: 21.873
Authors: Gemma Chiva-Blanch; Mireia Urpi-Sarda; Emilio Ros; Sara Arranz; Palmira Valderas-Martínez; Rosa Casas; Emilio Sacanella; Rafael Llorach; Rosa M Lamuela-Raventos; Cristina Andres-Lacueva; Ramon Estruch Journal: Circ Res Date: 2012-09-06 Impact factor: 17.367