[en] INTRODUCCION: Ischemic heart disease is a disease caused by multiple factors, which strengthen each other to damage the wall of the arteries. Numerous studies suggest that moderate alcohol consumption reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases. Studies have been conducted on the benefits of alcohol consumption in mild to moderate amounts and the risk of cardiovascular disease. All these studies coincide in the relationship in the form of "J" or "U" between cardiovascular risk and alcohol consumption, the point with least risk being a mild / moderate consumption. A systematic review of articles related to this topic has been carried out, in order to know if this protective effect really exists, and to be able to provide the health personnel with proven and summarized information. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to systematically examine the existing literature and scientific evidence about the benefits of alcohol consumption in cardiovascular diseases to be able to contrast it and provide summary information to health personnel in order to give correct recommendations to patients. METHODOLOGY: This study aims to systematically examine the existing literature and scientific evidence about the benefits of alcohol consumption in cardiovascular diseases to be able to contrast it and provide summary information to health personnel in order to give correct recommendations to patients. RESULTS: We found a total of 69 articles of which we were discarding by title, summary and full text to obtain a total of 8 articles for the realization of this review; in addition to the bibliography that is cited at the end of the work. CONCLUSION: The conclusion to the objective proposed in this work on whether there is sufficient evidence of the beneficial effects of mild or moderate alcohol consumption, the decisive answer is that the studies are contradictory and not determinant, with a prevalence of those that go by the negative, that is to say, it cannot be affirmed that there is a direct and positive relationship between alcohol consumption and the decrease in cardiovascular diseases or their risk.

[gl] INTRODUCCIÓN: A cardiopatía isquméca é una enfermedade causada por múltiples factores, que se potencian entre sí para danar a parede das arterias. Numerosos estudios suxiren que o consumo moderado de alcohol reduce o risco de norte por enfermedades cardiovasculares. Realizáronse estudios acerca dos beneficios do consumo de alcohol en cantidades leves a moderadas e o risco de patoloxía cardiovascular. Todos estes estudios coinciden na relación en forma de "J" ou "U" entre o risco cardiovascular e o consumo de alcohol, sendo o punto con menos risco un consumo leve/moderado. Realizouse una revisión sistemática de artículos relacionados con este tema, para coñecer se existe en realidade este efecto protector, e poder dotar ao personal sanitario da información contrastada e resumida. OBXECTIVO: Este estudio ten como obxectivo examinar de maneira sistemática a literatura existente e con evidencia científica acerca dos beneficios do consumo de alcohol nas patoloxías cardiovasculares para poder contrastalo e brindar información resumida ao personal sanitario para poder das as recomendación correctas aos pacientes. METODOLOXÍA: A búsqueda da bibliografía realizouse de acordo ca normativa da Facultade de Enfermería e Podoloxía de Ferrol. Para iso levouse a cabo unha investigación nas seguintes bases de datos: Pubmed, Cinahl, Medline y Web of Science. RESULTADOS: Atopáronse un total de 69 artículos dos cales se descartaron por título, resumen e texto completo ata obter un total de 8 artículos para a realización de esta revisión; además da bibliografía que se cita ao final do presente traballo. CONCLUSIÓN: A conclusión ao obxectivo proposto neste traballo sobre si existe suficiente evidencia dos efectos beneficiosos do consumo leve ou moderado de alcohol,a resposta determinante é que os estudios son contradictorios e non determinantes, con prevalencia dos que van pola negativa, é decir, non pode afirmarse que exista unha relación directa e positiva entre o consumo de alcohol e adisminución de enfermedades cardiovasculares ou risco das mesmas.