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Alcoholic cardiomyopathy

MedGen UID:
2879
•Concept ID:
C0007192
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy; Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic
SNOMED CT: Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (1234750000); Dilated cardiomyopathy caused by ethanol (1234750000); Dilated cardiomyopathy caused by alcohol (1234750000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006643

Definition

A dilated cardiomyopathy which is associated with consumption of large amounts of alcohol over a period of years. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAlcoholic cardiomyopathy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Identification and management of acute alcohol intoxication.
Mirijello A, Sestito L, Antonelli M, Gasbarrini A, Addolorato G
Eur J Intern Med 2023 Feb;108:1-8. Epub 2022 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.08.013. PMID: 35985955
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy: Is it Time for Genetic Testing?
Piano MR
J Am Coll Cardiol 2018 May 22;71(20):2303-2305. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.03.463. PMID: 29773158
The role of invasive diagnostics and its impact on the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review.
Gil KE, Pawlak A, Gil RJ, Frontczak-Baniewicz M, Bil J
Adv Med Sci 2016 Sep;61(2):331-343. Epub 2016 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.advms.2016.07.001. PMID: 27589574

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Alcohol Intake in Patients With Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure: Consensus and Controversy.
Andersson C, Schou M, Gustafsson F, Torp-Pedersen C
Circ Heart Fail 2022 Aug;15(8):e009459. Epub 2022 May 20 doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.009459. PMID: 35593142
Alcohol and melatonin.
Kurhaluk N
Chronobiol Int 2021 Jun;38(6):785-800. Epub 2021 Mar 24 doi: 10.1080/07420528.2021.1899198. PMID: 33761823
The Effects of Ethanol on the Heart: Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy.
Fernández-Solà J
Nutrients 2020 Feb 22;12(2) doi: 10.3390/nu12020572. PMID: 32098364Free PMC Article
Alcohol use disorders and the heart.
Day E, Rudd JHF
Addiction 2019 Sep;114(9):1670-1678. Epub 2019 Jul 15 doi: 10.1111/add.14703. PMID: 31309639Free PMC Article
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
Iacovoni A, De Maria R, Gavazzi A
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2010 Dec;11(12):884-92. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32833833a3. PMID: 20308914

Diagnosis

Identification and management of acute alcohol intoxication.
Mirijello A, Sestito L, Antonelli M, Gasbarrini A, Addolorato G
Eur J Intern Med 2023 Feb;108:1-8. Epub 2022 Aug 16 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2022.08.013. PMID: 35985955
Epigenetic modification in alcohol use disorder and alcoholic cardiomyopathy: From pathophysiology to therapeutic opportunities.
Wu L, Zhang Y, Ren J
Metabolism 2021 Dec;125:154909. Epub 2021 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154909. PMID: 34627873
Natural Recovery by the Liver and Other Organs after Chronic Alcohol Use.
Thomes PG, Rasineni K, Saraswathi V, Kharbanda KK, Clemens DL, Sweeney SA, Kubik JL, Donohue TM Jr, Casey CA
Alcohol Res 2021;41(1):05. Epub 2021 Apr 8 doi: 10.35946/arcr.v41.1.05. PMID: 33868869Free PMC Article
Cirrhotic cardiomyopathy.
Elleuch N, Mrabet S, Ben Slama A, Jaziri H, Hammami A, Brahim A, Ajmi S, Ksiaa M, Jmaa A
Tunis Med 2020 Mar;98(3):206-210. PMID: 32395813
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy: What is known and what is not known.
Mirijello A, Tarli C, Vassallo GA, Sestito L, Antonelli M, d'Angelo C, Ferrulli A, De Cosmo S, Gasbarrini A, Addolorato G
Eur J Intern Med 2017 Sep;43:1-5. Epub 2017 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.06.014. PMID: 28647343

Therapy

Alcohol Intake in Patients With Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure: Consensus and Controversy.
Andersson C, Schou M, Gustafsson F, Torp-Pedersen C
Circ Heart Fail 2022 Aug;15(8):e009459. Epub 2022 May 20 doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.009459. PMID: 35593142
Alcohol and melatonin.
Kurhaluk N
Chronobiol Int 2021 Jun;38(6):785-800. Epub 2021 Mar 24 doi: 10.1080/07420528.2021.1899198. PMID: 33761823
The Effects of Ethanol on the Heart: Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy.
Fernández-Solà J
Nutrients 2020 Feb 22;12(2) doi: 10.3390/nu12020572. PMID: 32098364Free PMC Article
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy: What is known and what is not known.
Mirijello A, Tarli C, Vassallo GA, Sestito L, Antonelli M, d'Angelo C, Ferrulli A, De Cosmo S, Gasbarrini A, Addolorato G
Eur J Intern Med 2017 Sep;43:1-5. Epub 2017 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.06.014. PMID: 28647343
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
Iacovoni A, De Maria R, Gavazzi A
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2010 Dec;11(12):884-92. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32833833a3. PMID: 20308914

Prognosis

Recent Findings Related to Cardiomyopathy and Genetics.
Yamada T, Nomura S
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Nov 20;22(22) doi: 10.3390/ijms222212522. PMID: 34830403Free PMC Article
Epigenetic modification in alcohol use disorder and alcoholic cardiomyopathy: From pathophysiology to therapeutic opportunities.
Wu L, Zhang Y, Ren J
Metabolism 2021 Dec;125:154909. Epub 2021 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2021.154909. PMID: 34627873
The Effects of Ethanol on the Heart: Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy.
Fernández-Solà J
Nutrients 2020 Feb 22;12(2) doi: 10.3390/nu12020572. PMID: 32098364Free PMC Article
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy: What is known and what is not known.
Mirijello A, Tarli C, Vassallo GA, Sestito L, Antonelli M, d'Angelo C, Ferrulli A, De Cosmo S, Gasbarrini A, Addolorato G
Eur J Intern Med 2017 Sep;43:1-5. Epub 2017 Jun 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.06.014. PMID: 28647343
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
Iacovoni A, De Maria R, Gavazzi A
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2010 Dec;11(12):884-92. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32833833a3. PMID: 20308914

Clinical prediction guides

The proarrhythmic conundrum of alcohol intake.
Manolis TA, Apostolopoulos EJ, Manolis AA, Melita H, Manolis AS
Trends Cardiovasc Med 2022 May;32(4):237-245. Epub 2021 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2021.03.003. PMID: 33762184
Alcohol use disorders and the heart.
Day E, Rudd JHF
Addiction 2019 Sep;114(9):1670-1678. Epub 2019 Jul 15 doi: 10.1111/add.14703. PMID: 31309639Free PMC Article
Tildrakizumab versus placebo or etanercept for chronic plaque psoriasis (reSURFACE 1 and reSURFACE 2): results from two randomised controlled, phase 3 trials.
Reich K, Papp KA, Blauvelt A, Tyring SK, Sinclair R, Thaçi D, Nograles K, Mehta A, Cichanowitz N, Li Q, Liu K, La Rosa C, Green S, Kimball AB
Lancet 2017 Jul 15;390(10091):276-288. Epub 2017 Jun 6 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)31279-5. PMID: 28596043
Harm reduction-a systematic review on effects of alcohol reduction on physical and mental symptoms.
Charlet K, Heinz A
Addict Biol 2017 Sep;22(5):1119-1159. Epub 2016 Jun 29 doi: 10.1111/adb.12414. PMID: 27353220
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
Fabrizio L, Regan TJ
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 1994 Feb;8(1):89-94. doi: 10.1007/BF00877094. PMID: 8086332

Recent systematic reviews

Smoking, alcohol and opioids effect on coronary microcirculation: an update overview.
Jalali Z, Khademalhosseini M, Soltani N, Esmaeili Nadimi A
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021 Apr 15;21(1):185. doi: 10.1186/s12872-021-01990-y. PMID: 33858347Free PMC Article
Quantifying the contribution of alcohol to cardiomyopathy: A systematic review.
Rehm J, Hasan OSM, Imtiaz S, Neufeld M
Alcohol 2017 Jun;61:9-15. Epub 2017 Apr 20 doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2017.01.011. PMID: 28599715
Harm reduction-a systematic review on effects of alcohol reduction on physical and mental symptoms.
Charlet K, Heinz A
Addict Biol 2017 Sep;22(5):1119-1159. Epub 2016 Jun 29 doi: 10.1111/adb.12414. PMID: 27353220
The role of invasive diagnostics and its impact on the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy: A systematic review.
Gil KE, Pawlak A, Gil RJ, Frontczak-Baniewicz M, Bil J
Adv Med Sci 2016 Sep;61(2):331-343. Epub 2016 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.advms.2016.07.001. PMID: 27589574
Alcohol consumption and heart failure: a systematic review.
Djoussé L, Gaziano JM
Curr Atheroscler Rep 2008 Apr;10(2):117-20. doi: 10.1007/s11883-008-0017-z. PMID: 18417065Free PMC Article

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