Blood test identifies people at risk for heart attack that other tests miss
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 12:30
in Health & Medicine
A simple blood test can identify people who are at risk for a heart attack, including thousands who don't have high cholesterol. The new test measures gamma-prime fibrinogen, a component of the blood's clotting mechanism. Elevated levels indicate greater likelihood of a heart attack, even when other signs don't point to cardiovascular trouble, say researchers.