CHICAGO — The cardiac benefits of having a daily drink or
two might extend to a surprising group — men with heart disease so bad it has
required coronary bypass surgery.
The value of light-to-moderate drinking for cardiovascular
health has shown up previously in healthy people, with studies showing that — other
things being equal — people who regularly drank in moderation had less heart
disease and fewer strokes than did nondrinkers.
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