13 Aug
Although many diseases fall under the umbrella of heart disease, one that receives little attention is cardiomyopathy. This disease is caused by long-term alcohol abuse and leads to heart failure in the victim. Symptoms of this debilitating disease usually do not begin to appear until after the disease has progressed. Symptoms include swelling of the ankles, feet and legs, loss of appetite, difficulty breathing, tiredness, shortness of breath, decreased concentration, coughing up mucus or pink material, needing to urinate at night, palpitations, and an irregular or fast pulse. Once these symptoms begin to appear, the disease has already progressed. The…