By Armen Hareyan on October 13, 2006 - 1:51pm 
for eMaxHealth
for eMaxHealthHeart Attack Risk
Pioneering computer software is helping doctors to decide how best to treat patients admitted to hospital with suspected heart attacks.
An international consortium of researchers, led by the University of Edinburgh, has developed a programme that enables doctors to swiftly assess the severity of a patient's condition. The new 'risk calculator' is already being used in British hospitals.
Doctors using the new system take key data from patients at their bedside, and input it into the specially-devised programme. Key facts
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