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Is there a link between alcholism and heart disease?

Is there a link between alcholism and heart disease?

Alcoholism can contribute to heart disease, and certainly increases risk factors for heart attack, stroke, and accidents.

There is alcoholic cardiomyopathy, in which the heart literally stiffens. It is a serious heart disease.

from National Heart Lung Blood Institute:

"Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Dilated cardiomyopathy can be inherited. It also can be caused by certain diseases, conditions, and substances, including:

.......* Alcohol, especially when a person has a poor diet (alcoholic cardiomyopathy)
........ "

there is a link between alcohol and a lot of major organ malfunctions, so yes there is a direct link, not only to heart disease but liver disease, pancreas disease and stroke etc etc alcohol causes bodies to break down and spirits right along with them

There is as of yet NO documented correlation between alcoholism and heart disease to date.
As an EMT with over 2000 calls in just 4 years I've yet to have one case of an alcoholic who died of heart disease. That's not to say it isn't possible but I've yet to see it or experience it.

There could be some damage to liver or kidneys which have been shown to be true but as far as being a direct cause of heart disease without a documented family history of high cholesterol or coronary arterial heart disease predisposition the AMA has yet to show clinical proof.

Excessive alcohol intake can damage the heart muscle itself.

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