Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
Cross-source consensus on Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy from 1 sources and 6 claims.
1 sources · 6 claims
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- Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the heart becomes severely dysfunctional due to chronic alcohol use. — How Alcohol Damages Heart Tissue
- Alcohol impairs protein synthesis in myocytes, preventing adequate repair and regeneration of heart tissue. — How Alcohol Damages Heart Tissue
- Chronic alcohol use causes asymmetric dilation of the heart's four chambers, with one side potentially enlarging more than the other. — How Alcohol Damages Heart Tissue
- Asymmetric chamber dilation causes heart valves to fail to close properly, producing murmurs and arrhythmias. — How Alcohol Damages Heart Tissue
- Alcohol reduces both the ejection fraction and overall contractility of the heart, impairing its effectiveness as a pump. — How Alcohol Damages Heart Tissue
- Alcohol suppresses the body's anti-apoptosis pathways, causing more heart muscle cells to die than normal with no compensatory regeneration. — How Alcohol Damages Heart Tissue