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If you have transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM)external link, opens in a new tab, a rare type of heart failure that occurs when irregular proteins build up in your heart, you may wonder if it’s safe to drink alcohol.
Because alcohol can make heart failure and its symptoms worse, most experts say it’s best to drink as little as possible with ATTR-CM.
“Alcohol acts as a cardiotoxin, meaning that it's like poison to the heart muscle,” says Sarah Paciulli, RNexternal link, opens in a new tab, a family nurse practitioner at the VCU Health Pauley Heart Center and cardiac amyloidosis clinic in Richmond, Virginia.