Gene test determines risk of heart surgery complications

Friday, May 1, 2009 - 10:07 in Health & Medicine

Genetic differences can explain why some patients undergoing heart surgery later experience shock and kidney complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The results indicate that performing a genetic test on patients before they have surgery can help guide treatment after they leave the operating room...

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