Would You Want to Know?

摘要

If you could find out whether you're at increased risk for heart disease, would you want to know? "Would you want to receive comprehensive genetic screening, the results of which could show that you need to make some drastic changes-now-to save your life? That's the decision firefighters in Gwinnett County (Ga.) Fire & Emergency Services were faced with when they agreed to participate in a landmark FEMA-sponsored study of firefighters ages 40 and over conducted by Robert Superko, MD, a leading expert on heart disease.