Canran Gao

Sep 14, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Jie Yin |Tingting Hu |Canran Gao

1 INTRODUCTION Alcohol abuse is a major cause of nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy which can eventually lead to heart failure or sudden cardiac death.1, 2 The latest nationwide cohort study revealed that 35.1% of Chinese adults are using alcohol,3 similar to 32.5% of the world population reported in 2011.4 Alcohol may directly induce toxicity in cardiomyocytes or indirectly damage in cardiovascular system.