Which of the following is true about cardiac myopathy surgery?

Concept

In literal reading comprehension, a statement is supported only when its essential claim is explicitly stated or follows directly from the passage. Similar wording is not enough when an option adds an unsupported event, number, place restriction, or time condition.

Application

The passage introduces a radical new surgical procedure for cardiac myopathy and immediately says that the technique is now in India. This directly supports the statement that the procedure is now available in India.

Contrast

• “It was unsuccessfully tried in India in the past” adds a failed Indian trial, which the passage never reports.

• “Earlier patients had to stay in hospital for 4 weeks” adds a historical four-week stay that the passage never states; the two-week detail applies to the new procedure’s current postoperative recovery.

• “Earlier the surgery was available in only a few cities in India” adds a city-based restriction that is absent from the passage.

Cross-check

Checking each option against the passage’s exact claims leaves only the present availability of the radical procedure in India without an added or altered detail.

Result

The supported statement is: “The radical new surgery procedure is now available in India.”