Excessive and chronic ethanol consumption exerts deleterious and diffused effects on the myocardium, independent of coronary atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension, valvular disease or congenital heart disease. Although the effects of chronic alcoholism on systolic cardiac function are well known, diastolic involvement has been evaluated only partially. This short review summarizes the experimental and clinical evidence for alcohol-induced cardiac disease.
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Mayo Clin & Mayo Fdn, Gastroenterol Res Unit, Div Gastroenterol, Rochester, MN 55905 USAMayo Clin & Mayo Fdn, Gastroenterol Res Unit, Div Gastroenterol, Rochester, MN 55905 USA
Chiba, T
Phillips, SF
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Mayo Clin & Mayo Fdn, Gastroenterol Res Unit, Div Gastroenterol, Rochester, MN 55905 USAMayo Clin & Mayo Fdn, Gastroenterol Res Unit, Div Gastroenterol, Rochester, MN 55905 USA