Renault A, Mansourati J, Genet L, Blanc J J
Service de médecine interne Harvier, CHU Morvan, Brest.
Rev Med Interne. 1993;14(10):942. doi: 10.1016/s0248-8663(05)80064-5.
We have prospectively evaluated 6 patients admitted for a severe heart failure in alcoholic patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. We concluded that complete abstinence results in a short-term clinical improvement, associated to a significant increase in left ejection fraction.