Diagnosis: News and Research on Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular

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Researchers develop biomarker score for broken-heart syndrome

Takotsubo syndrome is an acute heart condition that primarily affects postmenopausal women and is often triggered by severe emotional or physical stress. Although it affects about 2% of all patients with suspected heart attacks—and ...

New pulse oximeter adapts to skin color

For decades, pulse oximeters have been among medicine's most familiar instruments. Clip one onto a finger, and within seconds it reports how much oxygen is in your blood, a vital indicator of health.

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