Researchers are testing a disposable microchip that can diagnose a heart attack in minutes. The chip senses molecules in saliva that are markers for a heart attack. Heart attacks currently are diagnosed with blood tests, which can take hours to complete, and echocardiograms, which miss the diagnosis in about a third of patients. Five hundred patients are being enrolled in the two-year study at the Houston VA. owl.li/w5h0J
Posted on: Thu, 22 May 2014 10:05:41 +0000
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