Chileans Invent a Test that Detects the Cause of High Blood Pressure
Chileans Invent a Test that Detects the Cause of High Blood Pressure
July 23 14:02 2015
After 15 years of investigation, a group of Chilean researchers finally created a test that can accurately determine individual causes of hypertension.
SANTIAGO — For the first time, Chile will have a test that pinpoints the origin of hypertension, otherwise known as high blood pressure, in individuals.
According to La Tercera, a group of researchers from Universidad Católica and Instituto Milenio de Inmunología e Inmunoterapia, or IMII, (Institute of Milennium Immunology and Immunotherapy), has finally created a test to discover the cause of hypertension after 15 years of research.
The test is a thorough examination of blood samples that can determine levels of certain hormones related to hypertension and conclude their origin.
The test has been implemented thanks to the acquisition of a high-tech computer called, “Instrumento de Cromatografía líquida con espectrometría de masas en tandem LC-MS/MS” (Instrument of liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry in tandem).
The last National Health Survey, published in 2010, noted that 27 percent of Chilean adults and 13 percent of Chilean children have high blood pressure, but the source of the condition was not certain.
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