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We evaluated the association between alcohol consumption and carotid atherosclerosis in 261 consecutive patients>50 years old admitted to our community-based primary-care center with first ischemic stroke;their characteristics were entered into a computerized data bank(Lauisanne Stroke Registry).Reported regular alcohol consumption was compared with the presence and severity of internal carotid artery disease as assessed by duplex scanning with spectral analysis of the Doppler signal and real- time B-mode imaging at the level of the carotid bifurcation.We found an inverse linear relation between light-to-moderate alcohol intake( |
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