new treatment?

Posted by A Friend who cares on May 29, 1999 at 18:36:44
I have a friend whose diagnosis is cariomyopathy. I think the # is called a
refraction rate (?). His is 12. 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.

Posted by CCF CARDIO MD - DLB on June 05, 1999 at 18:40:19

Dear Friend
Stay away from the substance that the baseball player was using - it can have bad side effects.
I hope this has been useful. Feel free to write back with further questions. Good luck.
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