Alcoholic cardiomyopathy laboratory findings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]; Hardik Patel, M.D.
Overview
Overview
Alcoholic cardiomyopathy is majorly a clinical and echocardiographic diagnosis. There are no pathognomonic laboratory findings diagnostic of this disorder.
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
No laboratory test/finding is diagnostic of alcoholic cardiomyopathy. However, common laboratory findings include:
- Elevated mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCHC) [1]
- Mild thrombocytopenia
- Elevated LDH, AST, ALT, creatine kinase, malic dehydrogenase and alpha-hydroxybutyric dehydrogenase
- Elevated gammaglutamyl transpeptidase
- Serum concentrations of magnesium and zinc may be reduced
References
References
- ↑ Wang RY, Alterman AI, Searles JS, McLellan AT (1990). “Alcohol abuse in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. Laboratory vs clinical detection”. Archives of Internal Medicine. 150 (5): 1079–82. PMID 1970474. Unknown parameter
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