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Why Heart Attacks Are Suggested To Be More Deadly For Women

Blood Proteins May Predict Risk Of Heart Failure

Heart attacks are suggested to be more deadly for women because traditional medicine does not recognize their symptoms. While heart attacks strike both men and women, women are more likely to die from it. This isn’t just because of the physical difference between the genders, there is growing concern that this problem is largely due …

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Blood Proteins May Predict Risk Of Heart Failure

Blood Proteins May Predict Risk Of Heart Failure

Baylor College of Medicine research published in Circulation suggests that two troponin blood proteins may help to predict the risk of heart attack, stroke, and heart failure hospitalization. “Improved methods to identify individuals who are at the highest risk are very important to personalize therapy so that the most intensive efforts for prevention are focused …

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