UBC-Providence health team identifies a key predictor of cardiovascular death
Monday, March 15, 2010 - 16:49
in Health & Medicine
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) hospitalizes more than 160,000 Canadians every year, and almost one quarter of those patients die from this common form of heart disease. But now a team of Vancouver-based researchers has identified a key predictor of mortality in CAD patients, which means that specialists can better determine how to treat and improve outcomes for patients with CAD.