Re: A New Treatment?

Posted By A friend Who cares on June 02, 1999 at 10:25:27
Please 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
ejection rate (?). His is 12 now.  Last year his ejection rate was around 20. He is 44 years old. We recently heard of a new treatment. It seems the drug (herb) Mark McGuire was taking during his home run hitting streak has somewhat of a positive effect on cariomyopathy if taken intravenously. Can you tell us anything else about this treatment? Thank you very much for your time.

[CCF CARDIO MD DLB]

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.

[A-Friend]

Posted By A Friend on June 02, 1999 at 19:44:48
Thank you very much for answering my first question. Could you please elaborate on your answer? What are some of the serious options available to improve his condition in your opinion? Is there anything that could reverse this or slow it down or is a heart transplant inevitable? He is under the care of a heart specialist. He takes a lot of medicine. He pushes himself to keep going, but he is getting worse. I am very concerned. Has there been any new successful research related to cardiomyopathy? I know I am asking many questions. Thank you again for your time and consideration.










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