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2969565

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-9-6
pubmed:abstractText
Between November, 1978 and August, 1983, 22 patients aged from 28 to 65 years with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosed on the basis of clinical and haemodynamic criteria were investigated. All these patients, who consumed alcohol in excessive amounts, were followed up for 1 to 58 months. The overall mortality rate was 10 p. 100 at 4 months and 25 p. 100 at 58 months. Six patients were clinically improved with reduction of heart size (group A); 10 patients showed deterioration with 3 deaths (group C) and 6 patients followed an intermediate course (group B). When the characteristics of the groups were evaluated, it was found that compared to group C patients those in groups A and B had a lower cardiothoracic ratio: 0.56 +/- 0.04 (B) vs 0.64 +/- 0.06 (C) (P less than 0.02), a lower indexed end-diastolic diameter and systolic diameter on TM echo: 3.20 +/- 0.50 cm/m2 (A) vs 4.13 +/- 0.39 cm/m2 (C) (P less than 0.02), and 2.72 +/- 0.37 cm/m2 (A) vs 3.57 +/- 0.47 cm/m2 (C) (P less than 0.02) respectively, and a lower indexed end-diastolic volume as evaluated by angiography: 121 +/- 61 ml/m2 (A) vs 202 +/- 65 ml/m2 (C) (P less than 0.06). Dilated cardiomyopathy associated with excessive alcohol consumption has a better prognosis when the patients stop drinking and when their heart dilatation is mild to moderate.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0755-4982
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1251-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
[Identification of prognostic criteria of dilated cardiomyopathies associated with chronic alcoholism. 22 cases].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Médecine interne et cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract