Regression of Severe Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy after Abstinence of 10 Weeks
- 1 July 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research
- Vol. 10 (4) , 386-387
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1986.tb05109.x
Abstract
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy usually has a poor prognosis, but the case presented here documents a dramatic regression of left ventricular dysfunction in a patient with alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Ejection fraction determined by echocardiography increased from 12% at the time of presentation to 45% 10 weeks later. This was associated with clinical resolution of congestive heart failure and a decrease in cardiac and left ventricular size documented by chest x-ray and echocardiography.Keywords
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