Researchers at Murdoch University's Australian National Phenome Center have delivered a self-administered blood test that could revolutionize the landscape of cardiovascular risk assessment. Ad Tests usually performed to detectheart diseaseand cardiovascular risk are complex and require venous blood sampling ...
A more sensitive version of a blood test typically used to confirm that a patient is having a heart attack could indicate whether a seemingly healthy, middle-aged person has unrecognized heart disease and an increased risk of dying.Nutrition Health Review the Consumers Medical Journal...
Similar to doing an MOT on a car, scientists believe they can run a blood test to check how fast a person's internal organs are ageing, and even predict which ones might soon fail. The Stanford University team say they can monitor 11 major body parts, including the heart, brain and lun...
Test for evidence of cancer Prostate test Presence of abnormal levels of drugs or chemicals Check for overdose Check for inherited disease Heart attack Blood group Hormone level - e.g to confirm menopause or whether you are ovulating For evidence of allergy ...
simple blood test to measure natriuretic peptide levels is widely available to speed up the diagnosis of heart failure, a parliamentary report recommends.1 Raised levels of natriuretic peptides in the blood can indicate whether a patient has heart failure, as well as the severity of the condition...
SYDNEY, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers said on Thursday that they had developed a blood test that can better predict the long-term risk of heart attack or death in people with severe coronary artery disease. "We have come a long way in treating coronary artery disease but ...
SYDNEY, June 14 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers said on Thursday that they had developed a blood test that can better predict the long-term risk of heart attack or death in people with severe coronary artery disease. "We have come a long way in treating coronary artery disease but certai...
The blood test used to diagnose a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) in patients admitted to hospital can be misleading, warn researchers in a study published by The BMJ today.
Dr. Ambarish Pandey (left) and Dr. Parag Joshi believe some patients at risk of heart disease could be helped by a biomarker blood test. Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center Preventive cardiology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center in the US have found that a blood test for protein...
Using the results of a standard blood test and an online tool, you can find out if you are at increased risk of having a heart attack within six months. The tool has been developed by a research group at Uppsala University in the hope of increasing patients’ motivation to change their ...