Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
Topic Overview
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is caused by long-term alcohol abuse. The heart muscle is weakened and cannot pump blood efficiently, leading to heart failure.
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
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Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a disorder in which excessive, habitual use of alcohol weakens the heart muscle so that it cannot pump blood efficiently.
Alternative Names
Cardiomyopathy - alcoholic
Causes ...
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy may be confused with dilated cardiomyopathy of unknown cause (idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy) if the person's drinking history is not known.
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy ...
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is caused by long-term alcohol abuse. The heart muscle is weakened and cannot pump blood efficiently, leading to heart failure.
Cardiovascular Imaging
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
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CBH ...
alcoholic cardiomyopathy
lkhlk kdima pi noun a disease of the heart muscle arising as a result of longterm heavy alcohol consumption ...
alcoholic cirrhosis ...
alcoholic cardiomyopathy (I42.6) A diffuse disorder of heart muscle seen in individuals with a history of hazardous consumption of alcohol, usually of at least 10 years' duration.
ALCOHOLIC CARDIOMYOPATHY
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Alcoholic cardiomyopathy. This term is used when overuse of alcohol causes the disease.
Congestive cardiomyopathy.
Diabetic cardiomyopathy.
Familial dilated cardiomyopathy.
Idiopathic cardiomyopathy.
Ischemic cardiomyopathy.
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
Aldosterone Receptor Antagonists: Diuretics for Heart Failure
Ambulatory Electrocardiogram ...
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
Cardiac amyloidosis
Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Idiopathic cardiomyopathy
Ischemic cardiomyopathy
Myocarditis
Peripartum cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy ...
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
Causes of dilated cardiomyopathy
Definition and classification of the cardiomyopathies
Evaluation of the patient with suspected heart failure
Genetics of dilated cardiomyopathy ...
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
Alcoholic encephalopathy (Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome)
Alcoholic ketoacidosis
Alcoholic liver disease
Alcoholic neuropathy
Alcoholic neuropathy
Alcoholic polyneuropathy (Alcoholic neuropathy)
Alcoholism - resources ...
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Cancer
As with heart disease, light-to-moderate consumption of alcohol, particularly red wine, may protect against cancer.
Alcohol (alcoholic cardiomyopathy) or cocaine abuse
Medications
Trace elements, such as lead, arsenic, or mercury
Family history of cardiomyopathy (some cardiomyopathies run in families and have a genetic component) ...
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy: too much alcohol can cause the heart to get bigger, making it pump less efficiently.
Inflammation of the heart muscle, or myocarditis: usually viral in origin
Chronic arrhythmias
HIV-related cardiomyopathy ...
Albumin-calcium-magnesium; Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy; Alveolar Capillary Membrane; Anticardiac Myosin; Arnold-Chiari Malformation
ACM
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Late signs and symptoms include medical conditions such as pancreatitis, gastritis, cirrhosis, neuropathy, anemia, cerebellar atrophy, alcoholic cardiomyopathy (heart disease), Wernicke's encephalopathy (abnormal brain functioning), ...
14. Urbano-Marquez A, Estruch R, Fernandez-Sola J, Nicola JM, Pare JC, Rubin E. The greater risk of alcoholic cardiomyopathy and myopathy in women compared with men. JAMA 1995;274(2):149-154.
 See also: Cardiomyopathy, Myopathy, Symptom, Abuse, Heart failure
  
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