The heart and vascular system are susceptible to the harmful effects of alcohol. Alcohol is an
active toxin that undergoes widespread diffusion throughout the body, causing multiple …

The acute and chronic toxic effects of alcohol on skeletal and cardiac muscle are clinically
important. Muscle weakness and atrophy are the main manifestations of skeletal myopathy …

To compare the prevalence and cardiac status of male and female alcoholics with alcoholic
cardiomyopathy during a 5-year period, all chronic alcoholics with dilated cardiomyopathy …

Background: Cardiomyopathy is a potentially fatal complication of alcohol abuse. In
alcoholic persons who develop cardiac dysfunction, abstinence is thought to be essential to …

Background: Chronic alcohol abuse has a dose-dependent toxic effect on the myocardium,
leading to alcoholic cardiomyopathy. The fact that only a minority of persons with chronic …

There has been increasing awareness of the adverse effects of therapeutic agents and
exogenous toxins on the structure and function of muscle. The resulting clinical syndrome …

Background: Chronic excessive ethanol consumption exerts a deleterious effect on the
myocardium. Although the effects of chronic alcoholism on systolic cardiac function are well …

El consumo de alcohol tiene un comportamiento ambivalente sobre el sistema
cardiovascular con efectos tanto beneficiosos como nocivos. Recientemente han aparecido …

Some studies have shown that reductions in tissue protein synthesis, under a variety of
cytotoxic conditions, are ameliorated by α-tocopherol (ATC) supplementation. We have also …

Background: Excessive ethanol intake is one of the most frequent causes of acquired dilated
cardiomyopathy in developed countries. L‐type Ca2+ channels, involved in excitation …