Are people with alcoholic heart (cardiomyopathy ) more likely to get septicemia?

Yes: Alcoholics in general are prone to infections due to poor nutrition. Cardiomyopathy due alcohol usually means they are cirrhotic. They can become very sick (septic), very easily.

Not necessarily: Unless their immune system otherwise compromised.

No: If they have advanced liver disease that would increase the risk for infection.

Yes they are: Patients who abuse alcohol are more likely to become septic, and less likely to survive critical illness. This was demonstrated by a large study of about 11, 000 patients admitted to a denver hospital ICU over a 6 year period of time. So patients who have alcoholic cardiomyopathy share this increased risk of sepsis with other patients with an alcohol abuse history.