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Subject: Re: A New Treatment? Topic Area: CardiomyopathyPosted by A friend Who cares on June 02, 1999 at 10:25:27Please if you can help. I posted this before. Any information you could give me about a new treatment for cardiomyopathy would be GREATLY appreciated. My request was as follows: I have a friend whose diagnosis is cariomyopathy. I think the # is called a
Posted by CCF CARDIO MD - DLB on June 02, 1999 at 14:19:35 Dear friend I would avoid the drug that the baseball player was taking. It has no proven beneficial effect and has several serious side effects. I suggest your friend be evaluated by a heart failure specialist to discuss legitimate options to improve his situation. I hope this has been useful. I wish you the best of luck. Feel free to write back. Information provided here is for general purposes only. Specific questions should be addressed to your own doctor. If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem.
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