Question: can alcohol cause left ventricular hypertrophy?
Answer: Introduction. Excessive alcohol intake is a well-known risk factor of cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have reported that long-term heavy drinking is associated with alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM),3,4 left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)5 and left ventricular diastolic (LVD) dysfunction.