Circulating levels of a lung protein found to be 'strongly predictive' of cardiovascular disease

Wednesday, June 8, 2011 - 14:30 in Health & Medicine

A blood protein known as surfactant protein-D (SP-D), which is mainly synthesized in the lungs, has been described as "a good predictor" of cardiovascular disease following a large study in North America.

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