Tiny Electric Sensor Could Tell Doctors When A Person Has Had A Heart Attack, Manchester University Scientists Reveal

The project is an international collaboration led by Dr David J. Lewis, from Manchester’s School of Materials.

Cardiovascular disease deaths are greater than the combined deaths from all types of cancer and account for around 30% of adult deaths in the 30-70 year age group.

When someone has a heart attack, certain chemicals are released into their bloodstream in elevated amounts, and blood tests are therefore the key to diagnosis.

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