Why the study?
Are there differences in histopathologic features between alcoholic cardiomyopathy and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy?
Population
Patients with alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM)
Comparison
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) vs Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Potential myocyte and interstitial differences between ACM and IDCM are hypothesis-generating; should not yet change practice.
Are there differences in histopathologic features between alcoholic cardiomyopathy and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy?
Histopathologic evaluation suggests potential quantitative differences in myocytes and interstitium between alcoholic and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, but no difference in overall fibrosis.
Li et al. (2018) studied this question.
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