Medical Experts Recommend a Genetic Test for Heart Disease Risk

Medical Experts Recommend a Genetic Test for Heart Disease Risk

If you’re concerned about keeping your heart healthy, there are plenty of steps you can take to that effect, from making dietary changes to taking certain medication. But what about factors that can’t be managed in this way? Based on a new set of recommendations from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, there’s a new twist to monitoring your heart’s health: a genetic test that measures another risk factor that d…