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	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a disorder in which excessive, habitual use of alcohol weakens the heart muscle.
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy caused by habitual alcohol abuse.
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is usually diagnosed when chronic heavy drinking is discovered as a cause of the heart failure.
	www.lifespan.org /adam/healthillustratedencyclopedia/1/000174.html (676 words)

	Cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cardiomyopathy, which literally means "heart muscle disease", is the deterioration of the function of the myocardium (i.e., the actual heart muscle) for any reason.
		Cardiomyopathy of any cause typically leads to signs and symptoms of heart failure as the pumping efficiency of the heart is diminished.
		Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a weakness in the muscle of the heart due to inadequate oxygen delivery to the myocardium with coronary artery disease being the most common cause.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cardiomyopathy (749 words)

	Alcoholic cardiomyopathy - alcohol as a cause of heart muscle disease Alcohol Health & Research World - Find ...
		The effect of alcohol on the heart was recognized as early as 1847.
		The causal role of alcohol was not rediscovered until the late 1950s, when Eliaser and Gianiracusa (1956) related heart abnormalities in alcoholics to the severity and duration of the alcoholism.
		Alcohol is now considered the most frequent identifiable cause of heart muscle disease (Regan 1990), and heart muscle abnormalities are believed to occur in most chronic alcoholics (Zambrano et al.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0847/is_n4_v14/ai_11876912 (353 words)

	- Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Chicago
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy causes poor heart function because the heart muscle becomes too weak to pump efficiently.
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy may be indistinguishable from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy if the history of drinking is not known.
		Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if severe chest pain, palpitations, or fainting occur in a person with alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
	www.nmh.org /nmh/adam/adamencyclopedia/HIEArticles/000174.htm (718 words)

	DaytonDailyNews: Dayton, Ohio, news and information
		A disorder resulting from excessive alcohol ingestion where the heart muscle is weakened and cannot pump blood efficiently.
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy caused by habitual, excessive use of alcohol.
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy results in poor heart function because the heart muscle is too weak to pump efficiently.
	www.daytondailynews.com /search/healthfd/shared/health/adam/ency/article/000174.html (242 words)

	Cardiomyopathy
		IMPACT ON THE HEART: In the heart, alcohol and its metabolite acetaldehyde confer a toxic effect on mitochondria as well as on the sarcoplasmatic reticulum, which is dependent on both the mean daily consumption and the duration of alcohol intake.
		Detrimental effects of alcohol on the heart comprise a decrease in myocardial contractility, hypertension, atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, and secondary non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy.
		Except abstinence, treatment of alcoholic cardiomyopathy is based on the regimen of therapy for heart failure to reduce the size of the dilated heart and to mitigate the symptoms of heart failure.
	www.thedoctorsdoctor.com /diseases/cardiomyopathy.htm (8050 words)

	Experimental Assessment of the Role of Acetaldehyde in Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
		The myopathic state of the heart due to alcohol consumption, namely alcoholic cardiomyopathy, is manifested by cardiac hypertrophy, compromised ventricular contractility and cardiac output.
		Chronic alcoholism has been demonstrated to cause detrimental damage to cardiac muscles leading to the development of alcoholic cardiomyopathy which accounts for ~33% of all dilated cardiomyopathies (1).
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is manifested as cardiomegaly, disrupted myofibrillary architecture, reduced myocardial contractility, decreased ejection volumes and enhanced risk of stroke and hypertension (2, 3).
	www.biologicalprocedures.com /bpo/arts/1/41/m41.htm (7026 words)

	ENLmedical.com: Conditions And Concerns: Medical Encyclopedia: Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
		Symptoms of alcoholic cardiomyopathy are a result of heart failure.
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a consequence of excessive alcohol use.
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is usually diagnosed when it is discovered as a cause of the heart failure.
	www.enlmedical.com /article/000174.htm (444 words)

	eMedicine - Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic : Article Excerpt by: Eric D Popjes, MD
		The focus of this review is on the effects of alcohol on the myocardium and its role as a cause of heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy (DC).
		However, although these mechanisms may continue to play a role in selected patients, most evidence in the literature indicates that the effects of alcohol on the myocardium are independent of these factors and that the effect is a direct toxic result of ethanol or its metabolites.
		The myocyte mitochondria in the hearts of persons exposed to alcohol are clearly abnormal in structure, and many believe that this may be an important factor in the development of AC.
	www.emedicine.com /med/byname/cardiomyopathy-alcoholic.htm (703 words)

	Dilated Cardiomyopathy - Page 1
		Cardiomyopathy is a disease in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, thickened and/or stiffened.
		According to the American Heart Association, dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common form of cardiomyopathy, accounting for 87 percent of all diagnosed cases, and the most common reason for heart transplantation.
		The five-year survival rate for dilated cardiomyopathy is 50 percent and the 10-year rate is 25 percent.
	heart.healthcentersonline.com /cardiomyopathy/dilatedcardiomyopathy.cfm (450 words)

	Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Arrhythmias -- Fauchier 123 (4): 1320 -- Chest
		Acute consumption of alcohol is a well-known etiology
		Compared to patients with ACM and alcohol abstinence, relative risk of events was 8.0 for patients with ACM without abstinence (log-rank test, p = 0.01) and 7.3 for patients with IDCM (log-rank test, p = 0.03).
		Piano, MR (2002) Alcoholic cardiomyopathy: incidence, clinical characteristics, and pathophysiology.
	www.chestjournal.org /cgi/content/full/123/4/1320 (580 words)

	eMedicine - Cardiomyopathy, Dilated : Article Excerpt by: Haroon R Afridi, MBBS
		Dilated cardiomyopathy is associated with a large number of systemic or cardiac diseases, including specific heart muscle diseases (eg, ischemic cardiomyopathy, diabetic cardiomyopathy, alcoholic cardiomyopathy).
		Approximately 25% of all cases of dilated cardiomyopathy are of unknown etiology, and this form represents approximately 90% of all types of cardiomyopathy (McDonagh, 1997).
		Dilated cardiomyopathy is usually characterized by ventricular dilatation, initially usually of the left ventricle (LV), with myocyte hypertrophy and diminished systolic function.
	www.emedicine.com /radio/byname/cardiomyopathy-dilated.htm (424 words)

	Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is damage to the heart muscle caused by long-term alcohol abuse.
		In alcoholic cardiomyopathy, the heart muscle cannot pump blood efficiently, which leads to heart failure.
		Symptoms of heart failure caused by alcoholic cardiomyopathy include fatigue, shortness of breath, swelling, and cough.
	www.webmd.com /hw/health_guide_atoz/te7551.asp (162 words)

	Cardiomyopathy Overview - Page 1
		Cardiomyopathy is a type of heart disease in which the heart becomes abnormally enlarged (
		Cardiomyopathies may be caused by a wide range of conditions, including chronic diseases, alcoholism, viral diseases,
		This condition is distinguished from some forms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy because the left ventricle is frequently normal sized.
	heart.healthcentersonline.com /cardiomyopathy/cardiomyopathyoverview.cfm (1010 words)

	Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is caused by long-term alcohol abuse.
		Muscular weakness may also be present because of the effect of alcohol on muscles (alcoholic myopathy).
		Also, people who abuse alcohol often have poor diets and vitamin deficiencies that in turn damage the heart.
	www.webmd.com /hw/health_guide_atoz/aa31648.asp?printing=true (152 words)

	Alcoholic
		Alcoholic Hepatitis - Alcoholic hepatitis is a syndrome of progressive inflammatory liver injury associated with long-term heavy intake of ethanol.
		Alcoholism causes anguish not only for the person who drinks, but for everyone who is involved with that person.
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a disorder in which excessive, habitual use of alcohol weakens...
	mydrugrehab.com /alcoholic.html (596 words)

	eMedicine - Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic : Article by Eric D Popjes, MD
		Urbano-Marquez et al reported on 48 men with alcohol abuse with a mean daily intake of 243 g of alcohol and showed (1) an inverse relationship between total lifetime intake and ejection fraction and fractional shortening and (2) a direct relationship between total lifetime intake and LV mass.
		Alcohol Clin Exp Res 1986 Aug; 10(4): 386-7[Medline].
		Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2000 Dec; 24(12): 1830-5[Medline].
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic286.htm (7354 words)

	Dilated cardiomyopathy
		Dilated cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the heart becomes weakened and enlarged, and cannot pump blood efficiently.
		They may include nutritional deficiencies, valvular heart disease, anemia, stress, viral infections (rare), alcoholism (alcoholic cardiomyopathy), and coronary artery disease.
		Cardiomyopathy is usually discovered on examination and testing for the cause of heart failure.
	www.pennhealth.com /ency/article/000168.htm (590 words)

	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Vulnerability to Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy -- ...
		Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Vulnerability to Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy -- Fernández-Solà et al.
		Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy." It is in the 3 September 2002 issue
		Excessive alcohol consumption is known to cause weakness of
	www.annals.org /cgi/content/summary/137/5_Part_1/321 (554 words)

	The Relation of Alcoholic Myopathy to Cardiomyopathy -- Fernandez-Sola et al. 120 (7): 529 -- Annals of Internal ...
		The groups included patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (group A), patients with chronic alcoholism who had normal left ventricle ejection fractions (group B), patients with dilated cardiomyopathy because of coronary heart disease (group C), patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (group D), and normal participants (group E).
		In alcoholic patients from group A, myopathy was classified as mild in 10, moderate in 8 Figure 3,
		The frequency of familial dilated cardiomyopathy in a series of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
	www.annals.org /cgi/content/full/120/7/529 (4689 words)

	Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy* : Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, and Pathophysiology -- Piano 121 (5): 1638 -- Chest
		Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy* : Incidence, Clinical Characteristics, and Pathophysiology -- Piano 121 (5): 1638 -- Chest
		Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are associated with profound individual,
		Alcohol and health: 10th Special Report to the U.S. Congress; effects of changes in alcohol prices and taxes.
	www.chestjournal.org /cgi/content/full/121/5/1638 (6821 words)

	Shortness Of Breath Alcoholic - ... - onelastbreath.fossilfuels.be (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy - Allergic Cutaneous Vasculitis - Amniotic Fluid Embolism -...
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is an alcohol-related heart disorder caused by excessive and...
		I READ about George Best, who was an alcoholic and had a liver transplant.
	onelastbreath.fossilfuels.be /.../shortness-of-breath-alcoholic.html (394 words)

	Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Vulnerability to Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy -- ...
		Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Gene Polymorphism Is Associated with Vulnerability to Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
		effect on the myocardium, leading to alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
		alcohol abusers is partially genetic and is related to presence
	www.annals.org /cgi/content/abstract/137/5_Part_1/321 (443 words)

	The Effect of Controlled Drinking in Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy -- Nicolás et al. 136 (3): 192 -- Annals of ...
		The Effect of Controlled Drinking in Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy -- Nicolás et al.
		drinking on cardiac function in patients with alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
		Alcohol Consumption and Risk for Congestive Heart Failure in the Framingham Heart Study
	www.annals.org /cgi/content/abstract/136/3/192 (502 words)

	The Greater Risk of Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy and Myopathy in Women ComparedWith Men
		alcoholics to determine if the response of women to alcohol is different
		third of the alcoholic women had evidence of cardiomyopathy.
		myopathy were as common in female alcoholics as in male alcoholics.
	www.unhooked.com /sep/greater_risk_of_alcoholic_cardio.htm (365 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Alcoholic cardiomyopathy - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Alcoholic cardiomyopathy: A heart disease associated with excessive alcohol consumption.
		Sufferers have an enlarged heart and low cardiac output.
		A hierarchical classification of Alcoholic cardiomyopathy: The following list attempts to classify Alcoholic cardiomyopathy into categories where each line is subset of the next.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/alcoholic_cardiomyopathy.htm (156 words)

	Resource Library: Find information on Alcoholic cardiomyopathy at MerckSource
		Resource Library: Find information on Alcoholic cardiomyopathy at MerckSource
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		Please discuss any and all treatment options for your condition with your healthcare professional.
	www.mercksource.com /ppdocs/us/cns/content/adam/ency/article/000174.htm (613 words)

	AllRefer Health - Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy (Cardiomyopathy - Alcoholic)
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