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Many potential heart patients that are referred to specialists, turn out not to need specialist care. If general practitioners (GPs) could use handheld ultrasound devices with built-in diagnostic tools, could this improve patient outcome and reduce cost for the health services?
Predicting the risk of heart problems and the need for prolonged respirator treatment after heart surgery is now possible before the patient enters the…
Certain inflammation markers seem to be related to increased risk of ischemic heart disease (angina pectoris and heart attack), according to three studies conducted…