"Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Disease of CARDIAC MUSCLE resulting from chronic excessive alcohol consumption. Myocardial damage can be caused by: (1) a toxic effect of alcohol; (2) malnutrition in alcoholics such as THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; or (3) toxic effect of additives in alcoholic beverages such as COBALT. This disease is usually manifested by DYSPNEA and palpitations with CARDIOMEGALY and congestive heart failure (HEART FAILURE).
| Descriptor ID |
D002310
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.238.057 C25.775.100.087.250
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