An inflamed arterial wall tips the balance toward a plaque rupture-the kind of event that can trigger a heart attack or ...
DEAR DOCTOR K: Both my parents had heart disease, so I’m worried I might get it. A friend said I should get a CRP test, but my doctor hasn’t ordered one. Should I ask him about the test? DEAR READER: ...
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Top cardiologist reveals the blood test that predicts heart attacks (and it’s not cholesterol)
Heart attacks do not always come with the dramatic chest pain. Sometimes, they are hidden behind the everyday symptoms like fatigue, dizziness, jaw, neck, and back pain, cold sweats, or even ...
A new three-pronged blood test can highlight people with a nearly tripled risk for heart attack, Wake Forest University ...
Turns out statins are not just about the cholesterol count. It's also about a protein called C-reactive Protein or CRP. (Right, sport. The CRP in your blood.) It's a common protein in plasma, and it ...
A new three-pronged blood test can show which people have a nearly tripled risk of heart attack. The test looks for two ...
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