Daily Archives: May 15, 2018

Genetic Variants and Alcoholic Cardiomyopathy

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A Spanish study identified that cardiomyopathy-associated genes titin truncating variants (TTNtv) represent a prevalent genetic predisposition for alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM), and are also associated with a worse left ventricular ejection fraction in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) patients who consume alcohol above recommended levels. The study included 141 ACM cases, 716 DCM […]