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Recent Developments in Alcoholism pp 189–200Cite as

Biochemical Mechanisms Responsible for Alcohol-Associated Myocardiopathy

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An overview of alcohol metabolism is presented followed by a discussion of the unique pathways for the metabolism of ethanol by the heart. The evidence for cardiac metabolic injury produced as a result of ethanol metabolism is then presented. Such injury involves the mitochondria, contractile proteins, and alterations in calcium fluxes and storage.

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    David H. Van Thiel, Judith S. Gavaler & Dennis C. Lehotay

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Van Thiel, D.H., Gavaler, J.S., Lehotay, D.C. (1985). Biochemical Mechanisms Responsible for Alcohol-Associated Myocardiopathy. In: Galanter, M. (eds) Recent Developments in Alcoholism. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7715-7_15

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