ABSTRACT
It has been known for some decades that chronic alcoholism can lead to dilated cardiomyopathy. Although excessive drinking is known to result in alcoholic cardiomyopathy and light-to-moderate drinking may confer some cardiovascular benefits, recent studies suggest that it is not only the quantity, but also drinking patterns and genetic factors, that may influence the relation between alcohol consumption and cardiovascular disease. Alcoholic patients consuming > 90g of alcohol a day for > 5 years are at risk for the development of asymptomatic alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Those who continue to drink may become symptomatic and develop signs and symptoms of heart failure. We summarize the experimental and clinical evidence regarding the role of alcohol in pathophysiology of alcoholic cardiomyopathy
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Humans , Male , Female , Cardiomyopathy, Dilated/etiology , Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic/therapy , Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic/diagnosis , Risk Assessment , Heart FailureABSTRACT
Com o objetivo de detectar manifestaçöes iniciais de comprometimento miocárdico por ingestäo de álcool os autores analisaram pacientes alcoolistas internados no Hospital Universitário Setor Psiquiátrico (HUSP), näo considerados cardiopatas até o momento da pesquisa. Para comparaçäo foram estudados os pacientes internados no Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (HUSM), com diagnóstico de miocardiopatia nos quais o álcool foi identificado como fator etiológico
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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic/diagnosis , ElectrocardiographyABSTRACT
El tema de mi presentación es "enfermedad cardiaca alcohólica" o "cardiomiopatía alcohólica". La O.M.S. ha reservado la nomenclatura de "cardiomiopatía para la enfermedad del músculo cardiaco de etiología desconocida, por lo que yo prefiero utilizar el término enfermedad cardiaca alcohólica en la misma forma que enfermedad cardiaca post-parto