New kidney protein speeds/improves the diagnosis of failing kidneys
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 07:35
in Health & Medicine
Walk into any emergency department complaining of chest pain and you are likely to have blood drawn. Within hours it should be clear whether you've had a heart attack, based on enzyme levels in your blood and whether those levels reveal the tissue damage normally associated with a heart attack or other major cardiac event.
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