The individual amount of alcohol consumed acutely or chronically decides on harm or
benefit to a person's health. Available data suggest that one to two drinks in men and one …

Excessive alcohol consumption represents one of the main causes of non-ischemic dilated
cardiomyopathy. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is characterized by dilation and impaired …

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

In the United States, in both sexes and all races, long-term heavy alcohol consumption (of
any beverage type) is the leading cause of a nonischemic, dilated cardiomyopathy, herein …

Alcohol is a known myocardial depressant. In a dose‐dependent fashion, one can show
progressive decline in left ventricular systolic function. This observation has been used to …

Clinical observations over the past two decades have pointed to the relationship between
heart disease and alcohol abuse, usually without evident malnutrition or cirrhosis. While the …

Alcohol is the most frequently consumed toxic substance in the world. Low to moderate daily
intake of alcohol has been shown to have beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system. In …

Objectives: This study sought to determine the natural history of contemporary alcoholic
cardiomyopathy (ACM), to compare it with that of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM) …

Alcoholic patients who consume> 90 g of alcohol a day for> 5 years are at risk of developing
asymptomatic alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM). Those patients who continue to drink may …

Alcohol use is an important preventable and modifiable cause of non‐communicable
disease, and has complex effects on the cardiovascular system that vary with dose …