Key result
From 1990 to 2021, the global prevalence, deaths, and DALYs of alcoholic cardiomyopathy decreased overall, though the burden remained significantly higher in men than women.
Why the study?
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a serious public health problem with a heavy disease burden that requires detailed analysis of its global, regional, and national trends over time.
Observational
Yes
The global burden of alcoholic cardiomyopathy has broadly decreased over the last three decades, though regional disparities and a persistently higher burden in males highlight the ongoing need for targeted prevention and intervention programs.
Observed global decline with persistent male predominance in alcoholic cardiomyopathy; extends descriptive epidemiology but leaves open targeted intervention effects.
BACKGROUND: As a serious public health problem, alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) has caused a heavy burden of disease. METHODS: To summarize and deeply analyze the development trend of ACM at the global, regional, and national levels in the past 30 years, this study used the age-period-cohort model to analyze the age, period, and cohort effects of the prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of ACM. RESULTS: The results found that the overall time trend of ACM prevalence, deaths, and DALYs had been decreasing worldwide, but the opposite trend was observed in some countries and regions. The disease burden of male ACM patients was significantly higher than that of female patients. Moreover, the ASRs of prevalence, deaths, and DALYs for ACM were positively correlated with sociodemographic index levels. Finally, this study predicted that ACM prevalence will continue to decline over the next 10 years, while death rates and DALYs are expected to increase. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the results of this study provided an insightful, up-to-date global perspective on time trends in ACM-related disease burden, shedding light on the inadequacy of ACM prevention, control, and intervention programs at multiple levels.
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Wang et al. (2025) conducted an observational in Alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Time period (1990 to 2021) was evaluated on Prevalence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). From 1990 to 2021, the global prevalence, deaths, and DALYs of alcoholic cardiomyopathy decreased overall, though the burden remained significantly higher in men than women.
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