Cardiac pathology in chronic alcoholics: A preliminary study

Cardiac pathology in chronic alcoholics: A preliminary study

Background: Ethyl alcohol exerts both positive and negative effects on the cardiovascular system. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy, produced by direct or indirect mechanisms, is well-documented. An important, but seldom appreciated effect is an increase in iron deposition in the myocardium, which can add to...

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Main Authors: P Vaideeswar, C Chaudhari, S Rane, J Gondhalekar, S Dandekar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
Subjects:
Ethyl alcohol
myocardial capillary network
myocardial fibrosis
myocardial iron deposition
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