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

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Dr. Chong Kim
Dr. Chong Kimanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
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.
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Dr. Gutti Rao
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Hospital-based practice 48 years experience
Not necessarily: Unless their immune system otherwise compromised.
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Dr. Luis Villaplana
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Dr. Frank Mayo
Dr. Frank Mayoanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 50 years experience
No: If they have advanced liver disease that would increase the risk for infection.
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Dr. Michael Depietro
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Pulmonary Critical Care 37 years experience
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.
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