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==Overview==
==Overview==
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is more prevalent in middle aged males between the ages of 35-50. However, females may be more sensitive to cardiotoxic effects of alcohol, and may develop alcoholic cardiomyopathy with lesser amounts of alcohol use, than males.
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is more prevalent in middle aged males between the ages of 35-50. However, females may be more sensitive to cardiotoxic effects of alcohol, and may develop alcoholic cardiomyopathy with lesser amounts of alcohol use, than males.<ref name="pmid9285662">{{cite journal |author=Fernández-Solà J, Estruch R, Nicolás JM, ''et al.'' |title=Comparison of alcoholic cardiomyopathy in women versus men |journal=[[The American Journal of Cardiology]] |volume=80 |issue=4 |pages=481–5 |year=1997 |month=August |pmid=9285662 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid7596003">{{cite journal |author=Urbano-Márquez A, Estruch R, Fernández-Solá J, Nicolás JM, Paré JC, Rubin E |title=The greater risk of alcoholic cardiomyopathy and myopathy in women compared with men |journal=[[JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association]] |volume=274 |issue=2 |pages=149–54 |year=1995 |month=July |pmid=7596003 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


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Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is more prevalent in middle aged males between the ages of 35-50. However, females may be more sensitive to cardiotoxic effects of alcohol, and may develop alcoholic cardiomyopathy with lesser amounts of alcohol use, than males.[1][2]

References

  1. Fernández-Solà J, Estruch R, Nicolás JM; et al. (1997). "Comparison of alcoholic cardiomyopathy in women versus men". The American Journal of Cardiology. 80 (4): 481–5. PMID 9285662. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  2. Urbano-Márquez A, Estruch R, Fernández-Solá J, Nicolás JM, Paré JC, Rubin E (1995). "The greater risk of alcoholic cardiomyopathy and myopathy in women compared with men". JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association. 274 (2): 149–54. PMID 7596003. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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