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Study finds connection between cardiac blood test before surgery and adverse outcomes

The VISION study looked at whether levels of a cardiac blood test, NT-proBNP, measured before surgery can predict cardiac and vascular complications. Higher levels of NT-proBNP, which can be caused by ...
The Washington Post

Questions grow about the need for cardiac stress tests

A man with electrodes attached to his bare upper body cycles on a stationary bike while a doctor is checks the results of the electrocardiogram. (Michael Rosenfeld ...
Business Wire

For Patients at Risk, a Simple Blood Test Can Help Doctors Predict Likelihood of Future ...

TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new prognosis claim for the Siemens Healthineers Atellica IM High-Sensitivity Troponin I (TnIH) test 1 immediately advances care for at-risk cardiac patients in the ...
WebMD

What Is a Cardiac Troponin Test?

No one suspected a young ballerina would have a weak heart. To guard her mental health, Lindsay Davis focused on advocacy, not what HOCM took from her. 625s ...
Medscape

Study Questions ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Transfusion Approach in High Cardiac Risk Patients

NEW ORLEANS — In people with high cardiac risk undergoing major surgery, initiating blood transfusions earlier than currently recommended may not reduce their chances of having a heart attack or ...