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How alcohol affects heart ?
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Alcohol & your heart: The effect of alcohol depends on your age, your general health and the amount and pattern of your drinking. High blood pressure, cardiomyopathy and heartbeat irregularities and potential heat attack. When it comes to drinking alcohol, the key is doing so only in moderation.
Answered 10/1/2014
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Alcohol & Heart: Regular ethanol intake can cause a cardiomyopathy that features dilation of heart chambers and gradual weakening of heart muscle. Thiamine deficiency can coexist and participate in heart disease progression. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is widely recognized and not uncommon.
Answered 10/1/2014
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