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Alcoholic cardiomyopathy

Alternative Names:

Cardiomyopathy - alcoholic

Symptoms:

Symptoms are usually absent until the disease is in an advanced stage. At that point, the symptoms occur due to heart failure and may include:

Signs and tests:

A health care provider will conduct a physical examination, which may reveal:

Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is usually diagnosed when chronic heavy drinking is discovered as a cause of the heart failure.

The following tests may reveal signs of heart failure:

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