"A simple blood test may be able to predict heart attack risk within 6 months."

    Scientists have been looking at using blood tests to predict the likelihood of a first heart attack.
    The authors of a new study identified about 90 molecules that may serve as biomarkers of a cardiac event.
    One of the strongest indicators of an imminent heart attack is the brain natriuretic peptide — a diuretic — with which the heart itself may seek to lower blood volume through increased urination.
    Blood tests already exist to detect this peptide.

Roughly every 40 secondsTrusted Source, someone in the U.S. has a myocardial infarction or heart attack. Heart attacks are the leading and growing cause of death globally, with over a million fatalitiesTrusted Source each year in the U.S. Yet, they typically occur without warning to the people who get them.

A new study from researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden identifies blood biomarkers that could be used to provide an “early warning” system that may allow time for preventive measures before a first heart attack.

Researchers are also working on an online tool that can be used by anybody who knows their current LDL and HDL cholesterol numbers, waist circumference, height, and a few other details, which can predict the likelihood you will have your first heart attack within the next six months.

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