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2. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy - Wikipedia

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   Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a disease in which the long-term consumption of alcohol leads to heart failure. [1] ACM is a type of dilated cardiomyopathy. The heart is unable to pump blood efficiently, leading to heart failure. It can affect other parts of the body if the heart failure is severe.

3. Alcohol-related brain damage - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol-related brain damage can have drastic effects on the individuals affected and their loved ones. The options for treatment are very limited compared to other disorders. Although limited, most patients with alcohol-related cognitive deficits experienced slight improvement of their symptoms over the first two to three months of treatment. [8]

4. Wernicke–Korsakoff syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in people with chronic alcohol use particularly is associated with atrophy/infarction of specific regions of the brain, especially the mammillary bodies. Other regions include the anterior region of the thalamus (accounting for amnesic symptoms), the medial dorsal thalamus, the basal forebrain , the median and dorsal ...

5. Image showing purported effects of alcohol is actually ...

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   The deformed brain is a preserved specimen estimated to be more than 2,000 years old. There's no evidence it's appearance is related to alcohol use. Image showing purported effects of alcohol is ...

6. Long-term effects of alcohol - Wikipedia

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   The level of ethanol consumption that minimizes the risk of disease, injury, and death is subject to some controversy. [16] Several studies have found a J-shaped relationship between alcohol consumption and health, [17] [18] [2] [19] meaning that risk is minimized at a certain (non-zero) consumption level, and drinking below or above this level increases risk, with the risk level of drinking a ...

7. These Are the 4 Stages of Heart Failure - AOL

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   Stage A Defined as: At high risk for heart failure but without structural heart disease (defects in the heart from aging, injury, infection, or heart defect at birth), or symptoms of heart failure.

8. Effects of alcohol on memory - Wikipedia

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   Alcohol affects the functioning of the brain. Neurochemical changes occurring in the anterior cingulate are correlated with altered short-term memory functions in the brains of young alcoholic men. [39] fMRIs of alcohol-dependent women displayed significantly less blood oxygen in the frontal and parietal regions, especially in the right ...

9. 5 common alcohol myths debunked: Experts unpack the truth ...

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   Koob says research suggests that earlier alcohol use is associated with a higher likelihood of developing alcohol use disorder, even when the alcohol is provided by an adult at home; and kids ...