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| According to a new US study, doctors can hear the heart attack risks using stethoscope. Published in the May 10 issue of The Lancet, the study articulated that certain sound in the main artery supplying blood to the brain could indicate an increased risk of heart attack and death from heart disease and stroke. |
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The study stated that the sound - called a carotid bruit (pronounced brew-ee) - is caused by turbulent blood flow due to buildup of fatty deposits in one of the two arteries that carry blood to the front and middle part of the brain. | |
It is usually regarded as a possible indicator of increased risk of stroke.
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After analysis of 22 studies, the researchers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. concluded that people with carotid bruits are more than twice as likely to have heart attacks or to die of cardiovascular disease. Pickett and colleagues analyzed data from 17,295 patients in 22 studies from the U.S.,
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