Thiamine may improve left ventricular function in alcoholic cardiomyopathy: Study
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Alcoholic cardiomyopathy (ACM) is a chronic dilated heart disease with decreased left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF). A recent study by Oruganti Sai Satish et al points out that cardiomyopathy when treated with thiamine showed beneficial results. The study has been published in the Indian Heart Journal.
The objective of the study was to study the efficacy of thiamine supplementation along with standard medical therapy in ACM patients and reversibility of left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The study was conducted in Department of Cardiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, India.
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