Spit Collected by EMS Will Help Fine-Tune Heart Attack Test

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Spit Collected by EMS Will Help Fine-Tune Heart Attack Test

SAN ANTONIO -- For those unlucky enough to suffer crushing chest pain over the next year or so, don't be surprised if the paramedic who answers the call asks for a little spit.

San Antonio Emergency Medical Services - and local heart attack patients - are taking a lead role in a federally funded research effort to develop an on-the-spot, highly accurate test for diagnosing heart attacks using saliva and a so-called "lab on a chip."

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