Ventricular function in noncardiacs with alcoholic fatty liver: role of ethanol in the production of cardiomyopathy

AUTOR(ES)

Regan, Timothy J.

RESUMO

Since many patients with cardiomyopathy have a history of chronic ethanolism often associated with malnutrition, we have evaluated left ventricular (LV) function in alcoholics with fatty liver, who had no clinical evidence of cardiac or nutritional disease.

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