A study performed by a research team in the Netherlands, led by a resident of cardiology at the Academic Medical Center, found that protein called myeloperoxidase is a major factor behind an increased heart attack risk in otherwise healthy people.
This MPO protein (secreted by white blood cells) is supposed to attack and kill off harmful bacteria in the blood system, may actually damage the very system it tries to protect. Earlier studies had already concluded that elevated levels of MPO in a person's bloodstream identify a higher risk, but there had never been a study on such a large scale before to measure the connection between them.
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