'Game-changing' scans could predict heart attacks, study says

Researchers have come up with a new form of medical scan which could predict heart attacks and prevent them from happening.The technology works by analysing fatty tissue surrounding the coronary arteries, flagging up potential problems and enabling the early detection of inflammations that are the leading cause of heart attacks.More than 100,000 people die from a heart attack or related stroke each year in the UK, and they are the two of the biggest overall causes of death worldwide, but the exp