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Noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging may help predict who's at risk for a heart attack

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a new potential diagnostic tool that could provide clinicians with a much-needed window into the molecular activity of blood vessels. The findings, which could help identify patients at risk for heart attack and stroke, were published in the Jan. 16 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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