New test to predict heart attacks in advance

 

Major medical breakthrough: “The ability to diagnose an imminent heart attack has long been considered the holy grail of cardiovascular medicine,” study researcher Eric Topol from the Scripps Research Institute says in a release.

Scientists have identified a marker that could apparently be used to predict circulatory problems. A commercial test could be available within 2 years.

For a summary read the article in Smartplanet.com.

For the scientific paper read the study published in Science Translational Medicine