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Descriptor English: Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic
Descriptor Spanish: Cardiomiopatía Alcohólica
Descriptor miocardiopatía alcohólica
Entry term(s) cardiomiopatía alcohólica
Scope note: Enfermedad del MIOCARDIO producida por el consumo crónico y excesivo de alcohol. El daño miocárdico puede estar causado por: (1) efecto tóxico del alcohol, (2) malnutrición en alcohólicos tales como DEFICIENCIA DE TIAMINA, o (3) efecto tóxico de los aditivos de las bebidas alcohólicas como el COBALTO. Esta enfermedad suele manifestarse por DISNEA y palpitaciones con CARDIOMEGALIA e insuficiencia cardiaca congestiva (INSUFICIENCIA CARDÍACA).
Descriptor Portuguese: Cardiomiopatia Alcoólica
Descriptor French: Cardiomyopathie alcoolique
Entry term(s): Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy
Tree number(s): C14.280.238.057
C25.775.100.087.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002310
Scope note: Disease of CARDIAC MUSCLE resulting from chronic excessive alcohol consumption. Myocardial damage can be caused by: (1) a toxic effect of alcohol; (2) malnutrition in alcoholics such as THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; or (3) toxic effect of additives in alcoholic beverages such as COBALT. This disease is usually manifested by DYSPNEA and palpitations with CARDIOMEGALY and congestive heart failure (HEART FAILURE).
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Alcoholism (1966-1978)
Heart Diseases (1966-1978)
Myocardial Diseases (1966-1978)
Public MeSH Note: 79
History Note: 79
DeCS ID: 2354
Unique ID: D002310
NLM Classification: WG 280
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Date Established: 1979/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/05/19
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic - Preferred
Concept UI M0003462
Scope note Disease of CARDIAC MUSCLE resulting from chronic excessive alcohol consumption. Myocardial damage can be caused by: (1) a toxic effect of alcohol; (2) malnutrition in alcoholics such as THIAMINE DEFICIENCY; or (3) toxic effect of additives in alcoholic beverages such as COBALT. This disease is usually manifested by DYSPNEA and palpitations with CARDIOMEGALY and congestive heart failure (HEART FAILURE).
Preferred term Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic
Entry term(s) Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy



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