Study Finds Heart Attack Risk Underestimated in 45% of People

A new study found that the tools doctors use to check if someone might have a heart attack miss almost half of the people who are actually at risk.

The researchers looked at data from 474 patients and found that if these patients had been checked just two days before their heart attack, nearly half would have been told they were at low risk and not given preventive treatment.

The study suggests that symptoms like chest pain often appear too late to help.

Instead, the researchers think doctors should use special scans to find early signs of heart disease before it becomes a big problem.