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S A Kryzhanovskii1, L G Kolik2, I B Tsorin2, V N Stolyaruk2, M B Vititnova2, E O Ionova2, A V Sorokina2, A D Durnev2.
Abstract
We developed a translation model of alcoholic cardiomyopathy in rats. By the end of forced alcoholization (the rats received 10% ethanol solution as the only source of fluid for 24 weeks; mean daily ethanol consumption was 5.0-6.5 g/kg), the rats developed dilated heart failure. Echocardiography and morphometric study of the myocardium revealed a decrease in inotropic function of the heart and dilatation of the right and left ventricles. Fatty degeneration of the myocardium (pathognomonic sign of alcoholic cardiomyopathy) and decrease in electrical stability of cardiomyocytes reliably reproduce the clinical pattern of alcoholic cardiomyopathy.Entities:
Keywords: alcoholic cardiomyopathy; echocardiography; morphology; sudden death; translation model
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28948557 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-017-3865-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bull Exp Biol Med ISSN: 0007-4888 Impact factor: 0.804