The haemodynamic, histopathological and hormonal features of XXXX .

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Five cases of @entity299 occurring in chronic alcoholics are described. The clinical diagnosis was based on the presence of @entity177 , low dietary intake of @entity9138 and the therapeutic response to oral @entity9138 . Complicating @entity299 was excluded by haemodynamic studies, left ventriculography; coronary angiography and endomyocardial biopsy. Haemodynamic measurements including quantitative left ventriculography are reported. They indicate that left ventricular function is depressed despite elevated cardiac output. Biopsy material was studied by light and electron microscopy. No lesion specific to beriberi was detected by either technique although the biopsies were quantitatively abnormal. The histological changes resemble those in early reports based on necropsy material, and consist of vacuolation and intercellular @entity4 in the early stages with myofibre @entity1184 , @entity82 and cellular infiltration in the chronic cases. The @entity20176 test and response to intravenous @entity9138 during catheter studies are valuable diagnostic tests. Plasma @entity916 , @entity2178 and @entity1369 levels were lower than in @entity1 with low output @entity712 . The incidence of @entity299 appears to be greater than is generally realized.
