Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy : Articles

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Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a disorder in which excessive, habitual use of alcohol weakens the heart muscle. The heart cannot pump blood efficiently, and this in turn affects the lungs, liver, brain, and other body systems.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 6, 2006
If you have cardiomyopathy, you have a problem with the muscle tissue that makes up your heart. Cardiomyopathy means “heart muscle disease.” Your heart may not be pumping as well as it should.
Source:StayWell
Date:August 14, 2003
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