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Heart Risk Can Be Predicted Without Lab Tests


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However, an accompanying editorial in the journal suggested this approach may not be appropriate for people in developing countries.

"Although tools that use non-laboratory-based variables can help to improve affordability of screening programs for non-communicable diseases, they should not compromise the safety of patients. For equitable care of cardiovascular disease and other major non-communicable diseases, universal access to a set of essential interventions, including laboratory assays, may be required, even in settings with limited resources," wrote Dr. Shanthi Mendis, of the WHO in Geneva, and Dr. V. Mohan, of the Madras Diabetes Research Foundation in India.

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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about heart disease risk factors.

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-- Robert Preidt

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Last updated 3/14/2008

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SOURCE: The Lancet, news release, March 15, 2008


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