M
monker
Just caught this article in the news this morning. Although it is not valve-replacement specific it may be of interest to some of you.
Sun Wire Services
New guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday urge doctors to consider testing people at moderate risk of heart disease for signs of inflammation in the bloodstream -- a newly recognized cause of heart attacks.
Evidence has been building for several years that painless inflammation is a major trigger of heart trouble. But until now, doctors have been unsure how and when to look for the condition, which can be measured with a simple blood test.
Some experts say it's too soon to advocate using the test on the population at large -- not enough is known about the role of C-reactive protein to use it as an early warning signal for heart disease.
Sun Wire Services
New guidelines issued by the American Heart Association and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday urge doctors to consider testing people at moderate risk of heart disease for signs of inflammation in the bloodstream -- a newly recognized cause of heart attacks.
Evidence has been building for several years that painless inflammation is a major trigger of heart trouble. But until now, doctors have been unsure how and when to look for the condition, which can be measured with a simple blood test.
Some experts say it's too soon to advocate using the test on the population at large -- not enough is known about the role of C-reactive protein to use it as an early warning signal for heart disease.
