Blood test could predict heart attacks: US study

This is very interesting... I know it's not plastic surgery related but interesting none the less, can you imagine the dramatic reduction of cost these early signs can have on our health care system ?

Although I imagine people wouldn't be lining up to tell if they are going to have a heart attack anytime soon....interesting to see where the conversation on this goes

AFP: Blood test could predict heart attacks: US study
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hye8ZE44XERThJVIci0Tr_pb2I6Q?docId=CNG.52747391d01822f26d635ca87e46ff5f.251

WASHINGTON — US researchers have found oddly-shaped blood cells in heart attack patients, indicating that a blood test could help predict whether a patient is at risk of an imminent cardiac emergency.

The study by the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) found that the endothelial blood cells from heart attack patients are abnormally large and misshapen, sometimes appearing with multiple nuclei.

That could make them reliable indicators of an impending heart attack, according to the study published this week in Science Translational Medicine.

(via Instapaper)

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