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How are alcoholic cardiomyopathy and congestive cardiomyopathy different?
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Cardiomyopathy: Congestive cardiomyopathy generally has a dilated heart with decreased ejection fraction causing congestive heart failure. When this condition is caused by alcohol, we call it alcoholic cardiomyopathy.
Answered 6/6/2013
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