What is the risk of stroke recurrence associated with alcohol consumption?
High alcohol intake (>60 g/d) has been identified as an independent risk factor for stroke recurrence at 90 days in minor stroke/TIA. The EPIC-CVD observational case-cohort study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-CVD) (N>32 000) identified an ischemic stroke HR of in alcohol consumption. Compared with a reference value of 0.1 to 4.9 g/d, HRs for ischemic to 29.9, 30.0 to 59.9, and 60 g/d total alcohol In both men and women, compared with lifetime abstainers, alcohol consumption of <12 g/d (1 drink a day based on US conversions) is associated with the lowest risk for mortality.