New method to prevent heart attacks

Matilda Larsson, in the background you can see her research in the form of a sta
Matilda Larsson, in the background you can see her research in the form of a state of the heart diagram. This method provides a picture as to how the heart works during an entire cardiac cycle.
Matilda Larsson, in the background you can see her research in the form of a state of the heart diagram. This method provides a picture as to how the heart works during an entire cardiac cycle. Cardiovascular disease is by far the absolute most common national disease in Sweden and a little more than 26,000 people are treated every year at hospitals due to acute cardiac infarction, according to the Heart and Lung Foundation. KTH researcher Matilda Larsson at the School of technology and health at KTH has recently defended her thesis and her research aims at developing methods which can as early as possible assess the risk of cardiovascular disease. The earlier the risk of cardiovascular disease can be identified, the easier it will be to avoid acute cardiac infarction which will save lives. But even if research and health care has been improved considerably over the past few years, cardiovascular disease even in the future will be one of the most common reasons for sickness and mortality in Sweden. That is why Matilda Larsson's research is, to say the least, of vital importance.
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