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==Overview==
==Overview==
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a disease in which the excessive use of [[alcohol]] use damages the [[heart muscle]] causing [[heart failure]]. It is characterized by constellation of findings which includes a history of excessive alcohol intake, physical signs of [[alcohol]] abuse, [[heart failure]], and supportive findings consistent with [[dilated cardiomyopathy]].
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a disease in which the excessive use of [[alcohol]] use damages the [[heart muscle]] causing [[heart failure]]. It is characterized by constellation of findings which includes a history of excessive alcohol intake, physical signs of [[alcohol]] abuse, [[heart failure]], and supportive findings consistent with [[dilated cardiomyopathy]].
==Pathophysiology==
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a type of [[dilated cardiomyopathy]]. Both acute and chronic alcohol consumption, in excessive amounts, has been associated with adverse effects on the myocardium leading to non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. It accounts for 21-36% of all cases of non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy <ref name="pmid18034302">{{cite journal |author=Skotzko CE, Vrinceanu A, Krueger L, Freudenberger R |title=Alcohol use and congestive heart failure: incidence, importance, and approaches to improved history taking |journal=[[Heart Failure Reviews]] |volume=14 |issue=1 |pages=51–5 |year=2009 |month=March |pmid=18034302|doi=10.1007/s10741-007-9048-8 |url=}}</ref>.  The maximum recommended dose of alcohol consumption in US men and women is 14 drinks and 7 drinks respectively. Consumption above these levels has been shown to be associated with the increased risk of alcoholic cardiomyopathy <ref name="pmid9392695">{{cite journal|author=Thun MJ, Peto R, Lopez AD, ''et al.'' |title=Alcohol consumption and mortality among middle-aged and elderly U.S. adults |journal=[[The New England Journal of Medicine]] |volume=337 |issue=24 |pages=1705–14|year=1997 |month=December|pmid=9392695|doi=10.1056/NEJM199712113372401 |url=}}</ref>.  Pathogenesis of this condition is multi-factorial.


==References==
==References==

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Overview

Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a disease in which the excessive use of alcohol use damages the heart muscle causing heart failure. It is characterized by constellation of findings which includes a history of excessive alcohol intake, physical signs of alcohol abuse, heart failure, and supportive findings consistent with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Pathophysiology

Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a type of dilated cardiomyopathy. Both acute and chronic alcohol consumption, in excessive amounts, has been associated with adverse effects on the myocardium leading to non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. It accounts for 21-36% of all cases of non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy [1]. The maximum recommended dose of alcohol consumption in US men and women is 14 drinks and 7 drinks respectively. Consumption above these levels has been shown to be associated with the increased risk of alcoholic cardiomyopathy [2]. Pathogenesis of this condition is multi-factorial.

References

  1. Skotzko CE, Vrinceanu A, Krueger L, Freudenberger R (2009). "Alcohol use and congestive heart failure: incidence, importance, and approaches to improved history taking". Heart Failure Reviews. 14 (1): 51–5. doi:10.1007/s10741-007-9048-8. PMID 18034302. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Thun MJ, Peto R, Lopez AD; et al. (1997). "Alcohol consumption and mortality among middle-aged and elderly U.S. adults". The New England Journal of Medicine. 337 (24): 1705–14. doi:10.1056/NEJM199712113372401. PMID 9392695. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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