Nano-measurement of troponin levels proves an accurate predictor of deterioration in heart failure
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 05:04
in Health & Medicine
Today, heart failure is by far the single biggest reason for acute hospital admission. Around 30 million people in Europe have heart failure and its incidence is still increasing: more cases are being identified, more people are living to an old age, and more are surviving a heart attack but with damage to the heart muscle. Yet traditional risk-factor prediction models have only limited accuracy in this population to identify those at highest risk for worsening outcomes.