Design
Review
Authors
Loading...
Alcohol use warrants caution in cardiac patients; leaves open dose thresholds and targeted interventions for ethanol cardiomyopathy.
This review summarizes the mechanisms by which acute and chronic ethanol exposure depress cardiac contractility and contribute to the development of cardiomyopathy.
Thomas et al. (1994) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 3 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: