The August issue of Reader's Digest has an article titled Not Your Father's Heart Attack. It discusses less invasive options to open heart surgery. A section of the article discusses alcohol ablation as a treatment for HOCM. There was even a description and a diagram of the HOCM heart. I was pleased to see some exposure on this topic in such a widely distributed magazine.
Even though I was happy about the media coverage, I took issue with the fact that the article portrayed the patient as being able to "play softball and tennis again" and "sprints up the stairs (six flights) two at a time". I feel this gives readers a false sense of being "cured" from this condition.
Just my two cents.
Even though I was happy about the media coverage, I took issue with the fact that the article portrayed the patient as being able to "play softball and tennis again" and "sprints up the stairs (six flights) two at a time". I feel this gives readers a false sense of being "cured" from this condition.
Just my two cents.
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