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==Overview==
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is majorly a clinical and echocardiographic diagnosis. There are no pathognomonic laboratory findings diagnostic of this disorder.
==Laboratory Findings==
==Laboratory Findings==
No laboratory test/finding is diagnostic of alcoholic cardiomyopathy. However, common laboratory findings include:
No laboratory test/finding is diagnostic of alcoholic cardiomyopathy. However, common laboratory findings include:
* Elevated mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH)
* Elevated [[mean corpuscular volume]] ([[MCV]]) and [[mean corpuscular hemoglobin]] (MCHC) <ref name="pmid1970474">{{cite journal |author=Wang RY, Alterman AI, Searles JS, McLellan AT |title=Alcohol abuse in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Laboratory vs clinical detection |journal=[[Archives of Internal Medicine]] |volume=150 |issue=5 |pages=1079–82 |year=1990 |month=May |pmid=1970474 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* Mild [[thrombocytopenia]]
* Mild [[thrombocytopenia]]
* Elevated [[LDH]]
* Elevated [[LDH]], [[AST]], [[ALT]], [[creatine kinase]], malic dehydrogenase and alpha-hydroxybutyric dehydrogenase
* Elevated [[gammaglutamyl transpeptidase]]
* Elevated gammaglutamyl transpeptidase
* Serum concentrations of [[magnesium]] and [[zinc]] may be reduced
* Serum concentrations of [[magnesium]] and [[zinc]] may be reduced


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Overview

Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is majorly a clinical and echocardiographic diagnosis. There are no pathognomonic laboratory findings diagnostic of this disorder.

Laboratory Findings

No laboratory test/finding is diagnostic of alcoholic cardiomyopathy. However, common laboratory findings include:

References

  1. Wang RY, Alterman AI, Searles JS, McLellan AT (1990). "Alcohol abuse in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Laboratory vs clinical detection". Archives of Internal Medicine. 150 (5): 1079–82. PMID 1970474. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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