Alcohol consumption and the risk of incident pulmonary embolism in US women and men.

ABSTRACT: Essentials The association of moderate alcohol consumption with pulmonary embolism (PE) risk remains unclear. In three large US cohorts, we evaluated the association of alcohol consumption with PE risk. We found no evidence of an association of alcohol consumption amount or frequency with PE risk. Secondary analyses of type and heavy episodic drinking also yielded null findings.

Summary

Background Moderate alcohol consumption has been variably associated with hemostatic and fibrinolytic factor levels, but the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of incident pulmonary embolism (PE) remains uncertain. Objective To evaluate alcohol consumption amount and frequency in relation to PE risk. Methods Nurses' Health Study (NHS), NHS II and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study

SUBMITTER: Harrington LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6368406 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature