Heart attacks could be predicted in advance

Source: The telegraph

Heart attacks could be predicted up to a fortnight in advance by testing for high levels of "warning cells" in a patient's blood, scientists claim.

A study found that heart attack patients had much higher concentrations of a type of cell which lines the arteries in their blood than patients who were in good health.

Because the cells are most likely released by rupturing of the arteries in the weeks leading up to a heart attack, researchers said, the warning signs could be spotted as they build up.

The American researchers from Scripps Health said that finding a way of predicting heart attacks before they occur was considered the "holy grail" of cardiovascular medicine, and could lead to patients being screened in emergency rooms.

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