Heart disease is a rapidly growing serious health problem globally, its risk is being seen even in younger people. Problems like high blood pressure and cholesterol increase the risk of heart disease and its related complications. Keeping it under control is considered important to prevent the risk of heart disease. Is there any way to know whether you are at risk of heart disease or heart attack in the future?
Health experts say about, some types of tests can be helpful in guessing 5-7 years in advance whether you are at risk of a heart attack in the future. Similarly, with the help of blood test, it can be helpful to know about seven years in advance whether you are at risk of Parkinson's disease.
Let's know about this.
SGPT test can detect heart diseases
Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences Director Dr Shiv Kumar Sarin said in an interview that all people should get a liver test done, which is a very cheap and effective test. It can also help in detecting the potential risk of heart disease. This test is known as the SGPT test. People whose SGPT rate remains higher than normal may have a risk of heart disease up to seven times higher in the next 7-10 years.
What are the benefits of the SGPT test?
With the help of the SGPT test, inflammation in the body can be detected. The problem of inflammation that persists for a long time increases the risk of heart disease. For example, if a person's SGPT rate is 80 at the age of 26 (normal 30), then he may have a higher risk of suffering from heart disease in the next 10 years.
Dr Sarin says everyone should get this test done before marriage so that it can help in preventing future risks.
Diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
Similarly, in another study, researchers told how Parkinson's disease can be known about 5-7 years in advance.
In the study report published in the journal Nature Communication, researchers said that with the help of a special type of blood test, diagnosis of Parkinson's disease can be helped. Study author Michael Bartel of the Department of Neurology at the University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany, says, this is quite an amazing study because the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease using biomarkers is quite challenging, especially compared to other diseases.
What do experts say?
Professor Michael Bartel says we are working on discovering Parkinson's biomarkers using cerebral spinal fluid in the laboratory, but we found that it is quite challenging. Researchers said that we are looking for some biomarkers from serum. Biomarkers can help identify the risk of diseases like Parkinson's in the future.
If the symptoms are detected and treated on time, it can help in reducing the severity of the disease.
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