Light to moderate drinking linked to fewer heart problems in male bypass patients, study finds

Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 22:40 in Health & Medicine

Male heart bypass patients who drank light to moderate amounts of alcohol daily were less likely to require additional heart procedures or suffer a heart attack or stroke, compared to non-drinking patients. However, bypass patients whose hearts didn't pump blood effectively and women were more likely to require additional procedures or have a heart attack or stroke after their surgery.

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