Why the study?
Does ethanol ingestion impair left ventricular function in noncardiac alcoholics with fatty liver?
Population
Noncardiac alcoholics with fatty liver, without clinical evidence of cardiac or nutritional disease
Comparison
Acute ethanol ingestion and chronic ethanol… vs Control subjects and baseline state prior to…
Design
Other
Follow-up
Up to 12 weeks for chronic ingestion
Authors
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Ethanol may impair LV function in noncardiac alcoholics; leaves open confirmation of reversible cardiomyopathy in prospective studies.
Does ethanol ingestion impair left ventricular function in noncardiac alcoholics with fatty liver?
Cumulative effects of repeated intoxicating doses of ethanol can produce diminished left ventricular function and reversible cardiomyopathy independent of malnutrition.
Regan et al. (1969) studied this question.
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