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Review
. 2022 Apr;24(4):75-85.
doi: 10.1007/s11906-022-01171-y. Epub 2022 Feb 2.

Effects of Alcohol Reduction Interventions on Blood Pressure

Dan V Blalock  1   2 , Sophia A Berlin  3 , Jonathan R Young  4   5   6 , Shannon M Blakey  5   6 , Patrick S Calhoun  7   4   5   6 , Eric A Dedert  4   5   6
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Review

Effects of Alcohol Reduction Interventions on Blood Pressure

Dan V Blalock et al. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2022 Apr.

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.

Keywords: Alcohol; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular disease; Integrated care; Screening and brief intervention.

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Conflict of Interest The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Established causal pathways from alcohol misuse to increased CVD risk
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