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A high-sensitivity blood test could be used to predict which patients are at risk of myocardial infarction according to new research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) and carried out by the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. The study, published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.10.020), shows the troponin test could also be a more effective way of assessing future heart disease risk than blood pressure or cholesterol. In the study of over 3,000 men with high cholesterol but no history of heart disease, the team found that changes in blood levels of a high-sensitivity tropon

to ensure that primary healthcare professionals (predominantly GPs and practice nurses) are screening, diagnosing and treating AF to optimum levels to raise awareness of AF as a risk factor for stroke amongst the public to lobby national policy makers for improvement in and better implementation of guidance around AF detection/treatment. To raise public awareness, The Stroke Association will be organising advertising campaigns on the dangers of AF. A parliamentary reception is planned to spread awareness amongst and gain support from policymakers. It has also carried out a survey of 1,000 GPs to gauge clinical awareness levels of the link b