Alcohol and the Heart
Authors: CARL S. ALEXANDER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Editorials1 September 1967Alcohol and the HeartCARL S. ALEXANDER, M.D.CARL S. ALEXANDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-3-670 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptEarlier in this century much of clinical medicine in large urban hospitals was concerned with the diagnosis and management of syphilis and tuberculosis. Today, heart disease, cancer, and the complications of acute and chronic alcoholism attract our attention. The toxic effects of alcohol on the liver and brain are, of course, well-known, but less common and less well-known are the effects on skeletal and cardiac muscle.While the relationship of chronic alcoholism to heart disease was described by von Bollinger (1) in 1884, this was largely ignored while beriberi, originally described in the Orient (2), held the stage. It soon...References1. 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