Untargeted metabolomics for atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases

(Bentham Science Publishers) Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Four out of five CVD deaths are due to myocardial infarction or stroke. Despite many initiatives that have been established for CVD prevention and risk management, and new therapies to treat existing CVD, patients continue to die from cardiac events.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news