Is this one any better than these sixteen?
Why are we reinventing the wheel?
http://www.newsfix.ca/2013/05/07/blood-tests-could-identify-heart-attack-and-stroke/
A lab test that can tell straightway if someone is really having a heart attack or a stroke is being developed.
Presently, it is hard to be sure when someone is having a heart attack
or a stroke. The doctor relies on the patient’s medical history and lab
tests that may take hours to complete. This wastes valuable time when
the patient could be having life-saving treatment.
Researchers at the University of Maryland Medical School are looking
at tests for a substance called nourin, which is released from heart
tissue as soon as it becomes damaged during a heart attack. This is the
earliest biological signal that something is wrong and its
identification would give the patient the best chance of medical
interventions that would save his or her life.
The same team is also looking at biochemical markers for the onset of
stroke. Currently, there is no specific clinical test for stroke – so
the introduction of a valid diagnostic would be a great advance.
No comments:
Post a Comment