Binge Drinking and Hypertension

Binge drinking may be particularly dangerous for patients with hypertension.
CNN /Health.com (8/20, Gardner) reports that binge drinking and high blood pressure may be a deadly combination for some people, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. Investigators "followed 6,100 South Koreans age 55 and up for two decades." The researchers found that, "compared with teetotalers with normal blood pressure, men with high blood pressure...who even occasionally down more than six drinks in one sitting have nearly double the risk of dying from a stroke or heart attack."