Description
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).
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode |
CARMYOPATHALCO |
| Hospital Discharge registry |
ICD-10: I426 |
| Cause of Death registry |
ICD-10: I426 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy |
2 |
| First defined in version |
DF2 |
Ontology