Now, a simple urine test can predict heart disease and treat it early

Usually heart failure, or congestive heart failure, develops when your heart cannot pump enough blood that is required for your body’s needs and is a consequence of a long-time stress on the heart caused by either prolonged hypertension, diabetes or a stiffening of the heart walls. But since it happens over time you may not know a tipping point. Now latest research in The European Journal of Heart Failure has shown that a urine test and its deranged markers may help detect potential heart failure in high-risk patients and resort to preventive methods early enough. The findings are not exactly new but because the study involved a large sample size, it establishes the validity of a urine test to detect heart disease early.

WHAT ARE URINE MARKERS?

The study found that people with consistently high levels of urinary albumin excretion (UAE) and serum creatinine were at a higher risk of developing heart failure. All that the