Russian scientists have learned to determine atherosclerosis using ECG

Scientists from the Research Institute of Therapy and Preventive Medicine (a branch of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS) in Novosibirsk have developed an express method for detecting atherosclerosis in humans based on an electrocardiogram, the chief researcher of the scientific institute, Konstantin Nikolaev, told reporters.

“My laboratory has developed and received a priority patent - a method for processing an electrocardiographic signal, which allows us to quickly determine the presence of calcification of the coronary arteries, that is, this is one of the possible radiation-free diagnostic methods that allows us to determine the presence of atherosclerosis in people in a screening mode,” he said.

The scientist clarified that atherosclerosis in humans using this method, which has already shown good results, can be determined practically by a regular ECG.

Nikolaev also said that his laboratory, together with the NPO Biotest, had previously developed a rapid test that determined the presence of cardiac protein that binds fatty acids in the blood, an early marker of myocardial infarction. It allows you to diagnose myocardial infarction in a short time, even in a rural primary care facility.