Myocardial effects of alcohol abuse. Clinical and physiologic consequences.
The clinical and physiologic characteristics of alcohol-associated cardiomyopathy are presented. These data presented consist of a review of the signs, symptoms, prognosis, and electrocardiographic and physiologic effects of alcohol administration or use. In addition, the histologic appearance of the heart muscle in alcohol-associated myocardial disease is described.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D002310:Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology