Alcohol and Heart Disease
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Benefits of wine
American Heart Association
Does wine help prevent heart disease? How much alcohol is too much?
How to get tested
Texas Heart Institute
Excessive alcohol use can increase your chances for heart disease. If you're at risk, review the diagnostic tests available and discuss options with your doctor.
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Heart of a woman
Women's Heart Foundation
Alcohol might affect a woman's heart differently than a man's. Here you can review what these risks are and how they affect a woman's heart.
Before heart surgery
Cleveland Clinic
What are the risks of drinking before heart surgery? Before you go under the knife for heart disease, you might want to consider alcohol treatment options.
Prevent the causes
Family Doctor
Educate yourself on how alcohol use can elevate your blood pressure, increasing your chances of heart disease. More reason to control your drinking.
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This is your heart
Med Movie
If you can't quite picture what your heart disease diagnosis means, take a look at these videos.
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Genetic make-up
CNN
Your genes could make you respond better to the heart disease preventative traits of alcohol. Learn more about how your genes can help.
Frequency or amount
BIDMC
A new study asks if how much alcohol you drink or how often you drink it more successfully prevents heart disease. Find out more.
Everything in moderation
Postdam
At moderate levels, drinking alcohol can help prevent heart disease. Know the evidence supporting this and how it applies to you.
This article is for those looking for a more in-depth explanation of research showing that moderate use of alcohol may prevent for heart disease.

