Ultrasound and a blood test can increase survival after myocardial infarction
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 12:00
in Health & Medicine
Two relatively simple methods, an ultrasound investigation and a blood test to measure the level of a substance known as BNP, can predict survival and future heart failure following acute coronary syndromes. This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.