Researchers suggest troponin tests could help detect ‘silent’ harm and predict the risk of future cardiovascular events
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented with the aid of a simple £5 blood test, research suggests.
Checking levels of troponin in patients could enable doctors to predict their risk of cardiovascular events with much greater accuracy, according to a study funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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