Blood test to predict cardiac events and death in heart patients

Published January 10th, 2007


Washington, Jan 10: Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Centre have found that a simple blood test for the protein NT-proBNP accurately predicts the risk of cardiac events and death in heart patients.





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