Heart attack test could help patients across the globe, experts say

Heart attack test could help patients across the globe, experts say

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- A low-cost, rapid blood test that spots whether people are at risk of a heart attack could improve the treatment of people with chest pain at emergency departments around the world, a study suggests.

The test can accurately rule out the risk of heart attack in almost half of all people arriving at hospital emergency departments with chest pains, a worldwide study has found.

Use of the test on arrival at hospital could save millions of patients from undergoing further tests and potentially reduce healthcare costs, the researchers say.

Experts are calling for international guidelines for the treatment of chest pain to be updated so that …

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(2017-12-02), Heart attack test could help patients across the globe, experts say, Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 1177, ISSN: 1532-4664, BUTTER® ID: 014744743