Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
Overview alcoholic cardiomyopathy refers to a long-term drinking, myocardial degeneration, the performance of the enlarged heart, heart dysfunction of a cardiomyopathy. Temperance after illness may alleviate or cure. Of the disease in multiple adult males. Cause pathogenesis of the disease and the incidence of a large number of long-term alcohol intake closely related. typical patients with dilated cardiomyopathy of hemodynamic changes, symptoms, signs and the imaging findings, its exact pathogenesis is still not very clear. A clinical performance, palpitations, chest tightness, a small number of patients with atypical angina and syncope. 2, heart failure, arrhythmia. 3, peripheral neuropathy and ataxia. 4, alcohol treatment may improve prognosis, drinking again, the condition has increased cycle. An examination, blood, urine, stool. 2, liver function. 3, the enzyme tests. 4, X-ray examination. 5, cardiovascular screening. For a general treatment : convincing or mandatory alcohol and bed rest. Supplementary vitamins and nutrition therapy. 2, symptomatic treatment : the treatment of heart failure, arrhythmia treatment. 3, the WCTU at the same time, actively persuade Congress, in order to improve the prognosis.
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