Background and aims Alcohol use is a major contributor to injuries, mortality and the burden
of disease. This review updates knowledge on risk relations between dimensions of alcohol …

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 …

Alcoholic-dilated Cardiomyopathy (ACM) is the most prevalent form of ethanol-induced heart
damage. Ethanol induces ACM in a dose-dependent manner, independently of nutrition …

The heart exhibits remarkable adaptive responses to a wide array of genetic and extrinsic
factors to maintain contractile function. When compensatory responses are not sustainable …

Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a specific heart muscle disease found in individuals with
a history of long-term heavy alcohol consumption. ACM is associated with a number of …

Only 14 countries are on track to attain the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of
reducing premature mortality from Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) by one-third by …

Alcohol abuse can cause cardiomyopathy indistinguishable from other types of dilated
nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Most heavy drinkers remain asymptomatic in the earlier …

Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is manifested as cardiac hypertrophy, disrupted contractile
function and myofibrillary architecture. An ample amount of clinical and experimental …

Alcohol has a direct toxic impact on the heart, and while there is an ICD code for alcoholic
cardiomyopathy, the burden of alcohol-attributable cardiomyopathy is not clear. For the …

Background The effects of light to moderate alcohol consumption on cardiac mechanics
remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the dose-response …