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Friday, February 11, 2005
Arthur Miller dies from "congenital" heart failure at 89, according to NPR
Dear NPR,
I have corrected NPR before on the subject of heart disease. I'm afraid I have to do it once again.
On the 11am newscast, it was said that Arthur Miller died of "congenital heart failure" - 89 years is a pretty long time to survive with a "congenital" ailment (something present at birth).
I think the word you were searching for was "congestive", the commonest type of heart failure, meaning that it causes a build up of fluid in the lungs.
[they changed it to just "heart failure" on the next newscast]
I have corrected NPR before on the subject of heart disease. I'm afraid I have to do it once again.
On the 11am newscast, it was said that Arthur Miller died of "congenital heart failure" - 89 years is a pretty long time to survive with a "congenital" ailment (something present at birth).
I think the word you were searching for was "congestive", the commonest type of heart failure, meaning that it causes a build up of fluid in the lungs.
[they changed it to just "heart failure" on the next newscast]
