Urine Screening Test May One Day Predict Coronary Artery Disease
Sunday, May 3, 2009 - 20:28
in Health & Medicine
Seventeen specific protein fragments seem to distinguish people who have coronary artery disease from those who don't. A small study indicates that a newly created urine analysis may identify patients with these proteins and accurately diagnose atherosclerosis in 84 percent of the cases. These data encourage further development of a urine-based screening method for non-invasive diagnosis of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.