Blood tests soon to prevent heart attack?
A U.S. study found that blood tests may help determine whether a patient is on the verge of a heart attack or if it could have one in the coming weeks.
Researchers at the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) found that malformations of blood cells could predict heart attacks. Victims of heart attacks were indeed endothelial cells, covering the interior walls of the heart and blood vessels, which are abnormally thick and exhibit malformations, sometimes with double nuclei.
The ability to diagnose an imminent heart attack has long been considered the holy grail of cardiovascular medicine. "These markers could yet afford to make these cells a reliable indicator of the risk of heart attack," says Eric Topol, chief author of the study and director of STSI. "
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"With additional validation, the hope is to develop the test for commercial use by one or two years," said Raghava Gollapudi, one of the researchers. The study showed that 50 patients treated in emergency heart attacks in hospitals San Diego, United States, showed cells with these malformations.
Each year 180,000 people die from cardiovascular disease
The cardiovascular risk factors are well known, such as smoking, obesity and cholesterol. However, doctors still fail to assess the imminent risk. "It would be an ideal test for determining whether a patient is on the verge of a heart attack or could have one in the coming weeks, ensures Raghava Gollapudi. For now we can only determine if the patient is having or has recently suffered a heart attack. "
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in France, killing 180,000 people each year, one third of deaths nationally, according to the High Committee of Public Health.
Researchers at the Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) found that malformations of blood cells could predict heart attacks. Victims of heart attacks were indeed endothelial cells, covering the interior walls of the heart and blood vessels, which are abnormally thick and exhibit malformations, sometimes with double nuclei.
The ability to diagnose an imminent heart attack has long been considered the holy grail of cardiovascular medicine. "These markers could yet afford to make these cells a reliable indicator of the risk of heart attack," says Eric Topol, chief author of the study and director of STSI. "
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"With additional validation, the hope is to develop the test for commercial use by one or two years," said Raghava Gollapudi, one of the researchers. The study showed that 50 patients treated in emergency heart attacks in hospitals San Diego, United States, showed cells with these malformations.
Each year 180,000 people die from cardiovascular disease
The cardiovascular risk factors are well known, such as smoking, obesity and cholesterol. However, doctors still fail to assess the imminent risk. "It would be an ideal test for determining whether a patient is on the verge of a heart attack or could have one in the coming weeks, ensures Raghava Gollapudi. For now we can only determine if the patient is having or has recently suffered a heart attack. "
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in France, killing 180,000 people each year, one third of deaths nationally, according to the High Committee of Public Health.
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