Key result
Persistent alcohol consumption was associated with worsening clinical severity of primary myocardial disease, whereas abstention correlated with waning severity among 39 alcoholic patients.
Why the study?
Does abstention from alcohol improve clinical severity in alcoholics with primary myocardial disease?
Population
39 alcoholics with primary myocardial disease (PMD)
Comparison
Abstention from alcohol (observational) vs Persistent drinking
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 or more years
Authors
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Supports considering alcohol abstention in alcoholic cardiomyopathy; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Observational (n=39)
Does abstention from alcohol improve clinical severity in alcoholics with primary myocardial disease?
Abstention from alcohol is associated with improved clinical severity in patients with alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
Tobin et al. (1967) conducted an observational in Primary myocardial disease and alcoholism (n=39). Alcohol consumption vs. Abstention from alcohol was evaluated on Clinical severity of primary myocardial disease. Persistent alcohol consumption was associated with worsening clinical severity of primary myocardial disease, whereas abstention correlated with waning severity among 39 alcoholic patients.
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