Patient's question:
My boyfriend suffers from alcoholic cardiomyopathy, and he cannot drink beer. Whenever he drinks beer, he gets sick with this condition. However, yesterday he was forced to have a sip, and as a result, alcoholic cardiomyopathy occurred within less than an hour. We immediately took him to the hospital for inpatient treatment. How should the symptoms of alcoholic cardiomyopathy be treated?Doctor's answer:
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is a disease primarily caused by long-term beer consumption leading to changes in heart disease. The main treatment for this disease is abstinence from alcohol. Abstinence from alcohol is essential, followed by long-term use of drugs that nourish myocardial cells. Regular follow-up electrocardiograms or 24-hour Holter monitoring should be conducted.