New preliminary research is suggesting a simple saliva test can detect the presence of a protein biomarker known to signal the occurrence of a heart attack in just 10 minutes. If this prototype test ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “We anticipate that this procedure will allow many patients with chest pain to be given a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ ...

A single high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) test with findings below the level of detection, teamed with a nonischemic electrocardiogram (ECG), can identify patients with chest pain in the ...

When diagnosing a heart attack, accuracy and timing are everything. A new test designed to better measure levels of troponin, a protein released when the heart muscle is damaged, could help emergency ...

A fast diagnosis is essential when dealing with a possible heart attack. Typically, emergency room clinicians scan the chest for signs using either an ultrasound or an electrocardiogram, or send away ...

Using more sensitive and frequent repeat testing of a blood test that indicates heart injury to guide the treatment of low-risk patients with symptoms of a possible heart attack resulted in patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using a novel saliva-based rapid cardiac troponin I test to diagnose MI was feasible, according to the results ...

Morton Kern, MD, of VA Long Beach Healthcare System and University of California, Irvine, often engages his colleagues via email in brief, informal dialogue on clinically relevant topics in ...

A saliva test could fast track heart attack diagnosis, according to preliminary research presented today at ESC Congress 2020. The innovative technique requires patients to spit into a tube and ...

The newer high-sensitivity troponin test discovers smaller amounts of heart-specific proteins, troponins, than the older troponin test and thus identifies more myocardial infarction patients than ...