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Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

A J Hackel1, G Wagner, D B Hackel

  • 1Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.

Clinical Cardiology
|May 1, 1994
PubMed
Summary
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This case study examines a 43-year-old man with a 9-year history of congestive heart failure. Autopsy revealed biventricular dilatation, suggesting viral or alcoholic cardiomyopathy as potential causes.

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Background:

  • Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a complex clinical syndrome.
  • Long-term heavy alcohol use and viral infections are known risk factors for cardiac disease.