alcoholic cardiomyopathy: 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).
| Name | CARMYOPATHALCO |
|---|---|
| Long name | Alcoholic cardiomyopathy |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: I426 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: I426 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 2 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
| Latin name | Cardiomyopathia alcoholica |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 65 | 10 | 55 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.06 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 57.36 | 53.92 | 57.99 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 55.38 | 50.00 | 56.36 |
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median nb. of events per indiv. | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Recurrence at 6 months (%) | 16.92 | - | 20.00 |
before Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
after Alcoholic cardiomyopathy
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