Researchers discover genetic markers that may predict when people with heart disease are likely to have heart attacks

摘要

Researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Murray, Utah, have identified a biological process that may help physicians predict when someone with heart disease is likely to have a heart attack in the near future.A new study by the team has identified plasma levels of two markers — microRNA 122 and 126 - that appear to decline a few days before a person suffers a heart attack. Results of the study could help the 715,000 Americans who suffer from heart attacks each year.