Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic
"Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Disease of CARDIAC MUSCLE resulting from chronic excessive alcohol consumption. Myocardial damage can be caused by: (1) a toxic effect of alcohol; (2) malnutrition in alcoholics such as THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; or (3) toxic effect of additives in alcoholic beverages such as COBALT. This disease is usually manifested by DYSPNEA and palpitations with CARDIOMEGALY and congestive heart failure (HEART FAILURE).
| Descriptor ID |
D002310
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.238.057 C25.775.100.087.250
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic" by people in Profiles.
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Hospital- and Patient-Level Characteristics Associated With Unplanned Readmissions and In-Patient Mortality in Men and Women With Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2021 03; 82(2):257-268.
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Contemporary Appraisal of Sex Differences in Prevalence, Correlates, and Outcomes of Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy. Alcohol Alcohol. 2019 Jul 01; 54(4):386-395.
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Expression Profiling of Circular RNAs and Micrornas in Heart Tissue of Mice with Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2018; 46(6):2284-2296.
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Spontaneous, nontraumatic gangrene due to Clostridium septicum. Rev Infect Dis. 1990 Mar-Apr; 12(2):286-96.