Low Levels Of 'Heart Attack Risk' Protein Quantified
Thursday, November 5, 2009 - 00:14
in Health & Medicine
Searching for a needle in a haystack may seem futile, but it's worth it if the needle is a hard-to-detect protein that may identify a person prone to a heart attack. Researchers have taken the first steps toward standardizing the measurement of a blood protein whose presence in higher-than-normal levels may predict an elevated risk for cardiovascular disease.
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