Advanced blood analysis may speed diagnosis of heart attacks

Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 08:50 in Health & Medicine

Someday doctors may be able to use a blood test to confirm within minutes, instead of hours, if a patient is having a heart attack, allowing more rapid treatment that could limit damage to heart muscle.  A study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT reports that a new technique that measures hundreds of molecular markers in the blood can identify those released when cardiac tissue is injured by a lack of oxygen.  The report will appear in the October Journal of Clinical Investigation and has received early online release.read more

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