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CCU Heart Patients

critically ill medically monitored empirically studied passive subjects

CCU heart patients serve as subjects in Dr. Gwendolyn Chen's double-blind study on intercessory prayer, presented to secure NIH funding. Half received remote prayers without knowledge; they recorded an 11% drop in cardiac events versus controls. Their clinical outcomes become Senator Hoebuck's leverage for a pivotal vote, positioning the patients at the intersection of empirical medicine, faith healing claims, and White House vote-trading ethics.

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Also known as: PATIENTS (CCU heart-patients), patients, heart-patients, CCU patients

CCU Heart …'s Journey

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S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Prayer for a Vote — Hoebuck's Price

Not present; their clinical outcomes are repurposed as political evidence.

The CCU heart patients are referred to as the study cohort: half were prayed for and their outcomes are cited as the basis for the 11% reduction claim.

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