New Blood Test...

• by Tattoo Man
• 2016-02-19 09:02:26
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Here ,in the UK, the British Heart Foundation has , today, published the news that it has developed, what appears to be a straightforward blood test that can identify 174 genes that are indicators of Inherited Heart Conditions. This will be of great benefiet to some 500,000 patients a year.

My understanding is that ,as new genes are identified they can be 'bolted-on' to the existing test.

All the info is freely available on line so I need not ramble on too much here.

I had an interesting hour yesterday being interviewed by a Degree student who is looking at the psychology behind Cardiac Patients. Questions were very focussed on emotions..." How did your Wife and Family feel about your need for open heart surgery...? "...is a very thought provoking and valuable one...was but one question posed..

The fact was , I was so wrapped up in dealing with myself and trying to be 'Normal' that I hardly gave a thought for my loved ones.....It was only after the operation that we all fell apart a bit and admitted that we were all pretty s**t scared and that we all kept our emotions in...

I'll keep PMC posted with any further developments

Wishing you all a good weekend.

Tattoo Man