Newer heart attack test 'could save women's lives'

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Newer heart attack test 'could save women's lives'

Postby annie » 21 Jan 2015, 09:17

Doctors could spot twice as many heart attacks in women by using a newer, more sensitive blood test, a study claims.

The test looks for minute traces of a protein that signals that the heart muscle may have been damaged.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30896795
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