Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy: Where do we stand?
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Abstract
The effect of alcohol consumption on cardiac and cardiovascular functions remains a point of contention in the medical field. The consumption of low or moderate amounts of alcohol has been largely associated with having beneficial effect on cardiac contractility and the cardiovascular system as a whole, owing to the detected vasodilatory effect exerted by the alcohol, and the reduction in mortality documented by several studies. In contrast, excessive alcohol consumption results in negative outcomes in both men and women, with cardiac arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation, abnormality in cardiac contraction leading to heart failure, and dilated cardiomyopathy, and overall cardiovascular dysfunctions, including hypertension. The main points of contention are two-fold: the dose of alcohol at which its perceived beneficial effects disappear and proper cardiac and cardiovascular functions become progressively impaired, and how to clinical and therapeutically address cardiac and cardiovascular pathologies in chronic alcoholics to ameliorate their general conditions and their prognosis. The present review aims at providing the reader with a general understanding of the effects of alcohol on the cardiovascular system and the pathophysiological mechanisms that lead to the most common cases of cardiac dysfunction, and highlight the current guidelines for treatment of alcoholic cardiomyopathy to ameliorate clinical presentation and prognosis in alcoholic patients.
Keywords:
Alcohol, cytP4502E1, alcohol metabolism, cardiac ventricular myocytes, alcoholic cardiomyopathy, acetaldehyde, magnesium
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ROMANI, Andrea M.P..
Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy: Where do we stand?.
Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 10, n. 6, june 2022.
ISSN 2375-1924.
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51. Strasser RH, Nuchter I, Rauch B, Marquetant R, Seitz H. Changes in cardiac sinal transduction systems in chronic ethanol treatment preceding the development of alcoholic cardiomyopathy. Herz;1996;21(4):232–240.
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53. Agewall S, Wright S, Doughty RN, Whalley GA, Duxbury M, Sharpe N. Does a glass of red wine improve endothelial function? Eur Heart J; 2000;21(1):74–78.
54. Libby P, Ridker PM, Hansson GK. Progress and challenges in translating the biology of atherosclerosis. Nature; 2011;473(7347):317–325.
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56. Pomp ER, Rosendaal FR, Doggen CJ. Alcohol consumption is associated with a decreased risk of venous thrombosis. Thromb Haemost;2008;99(1):59–63.
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58. Furchgott RF, Vanhoutte PM. Endothelium-derived relaxing and contracting factors. FASEB J; 198;3(9):2007–2018.
59. Gkaliagkousi E, Ferro A. Nitric oxide signalling in the regulation of cardiovascular and platelet function. Front. Biosci; 2011;16(5):1873–1897.
60. Abou-Agag LH, Khoo NK, Binsack R, et al. Evidence of cardiovascular protection by moderate alcohol: Role of nitric oxide. Free Radic Biol Med;2005;39(4):540–548.
61. Husain K, Vazquez-Ortiz M, Lalla J. Down regulation of aortic nitric oxide and antioxidant systems in chronic alcohol-induced hypertension in rats. Hum Exp Toxicol; 2007;26(5):427–434.
62. Matsuo S, Nakamura Y, Takahashi M, et al. Effect of red wine and ethanol on production of nitric oxide in healthy subjects. Am J Cardiol; 2001;87(8):1029–1031.
63. Xue L, Xu F, Meng L, et al. Acetylation-dependent regulation of mitochondrial ALDH2 activation by SIRT3 mediates acute ethanol-induced eNOS activation. FEBS Lett; 2012;586(2): 137–142.
64. Kuhlmann CR, Li F, Ludders DW, et al. Dose-dependent activation of Ca2+-activated K+ channels by ethanol contributes to improved endothelial cell functions. Alcohol Clin Exp Res; 2004:28(7): 1005–1011.
65. Altura BM, Zou LY, Altura BT, Jelicks L, Wittenberg BA, Gupta RK, Beneficial vs. detrimental actions of ethanol on heart and coronary vascular muscle: Roles of Mg2+ and Ca2+. Alcohol; 1996; 13(5):499–513.
66. Rocha JT, Hipolito UV, Callera GE, et al Ethanol induces vascular relaxation via redox-sensitive and nitric oxide-dependent pathways. Vasc Pharmacol;2012;56(1-2):74–83.
67. Yogi A, Callera GE, Hipolito UV, Silva CR, Touyz RM, Tirapelli, CR. Ethanol-induced vasoconstriction is mediated via redox-sensitive cyclo-oxygenase-dependent mechanisms. Clin Sci;2010;118(11):657–668.
68. Romani A, Scarpa A. Regulation of cell magnesium. Arch Biochem Biophys;1992;298(1):1-12.
69. Romani AM. Magnesium in health and disease. Met Ions Life Sci;2013;13:49-79.
70. Romani A, Scarpa A. Hormonal regulation of Mg2+ in the heart. Nature;1990;346(6287):841-844.
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