A new generation of blood tests can quickly and reliably show if a person is having a heart attack soon after chest pains start — a time when current tests are not definitive, two studies found.
The newer, sensitive tests give a much better way to tell who needs help fast. Each year, 15 million people [...]

The major cause of death from cardiovascular disease is acute coronary syndromes, the dangerous rupture of plaque inside the heart’s coronary artery.
Researchers insist that the differences in mortality risk appear to be attributable to factors such as severity and type of acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
There are three types of ACS, or heart attack that include [...]