Researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found a unique method that will help predict many heart diseases, as well as assess the risk of a person dying from sudden cardiac arrest..

The authors of the work conducted a unique study that showed that information in mitochondria can reveal data on the risk of diseases.. The lower the number of copies of mitochondrial DNA in a patient, the greater the chance of developing heart disease..

Scientists, together with Dan Akring, based on their work, developed a test that gives data on how high a person’s risk of dying from heart attacks is.. This information can be used to start prevention of deviations in advance..

“We are confident that the number of copies of mitochondrial DNA is a new marker of risk factors for cardiovascular disease.. Their number may indicate an urgent need to start therapy,” the researchers say..

A unique study was conducted over several years with the participation of real people on whom the test was tested more than once. It is reported that 361 respondents whose test showed a low number of copies (this is a dangerous indicator) died from sudden cardiac arrest, as the test said..

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