Heart attack test 'halves A&E visits'

A blood test can more than halve the number of people admitted to A&E with a suspected heart attack, say doctors.

They say the rapid test, which looks for a chemical in the blood, would reduce stress for patients, save money and ease pressure on hospital wards.

Trials on 6,304 people, published in the Lancet medical journal, suggested it was 99.6% accurate.

Dominic Hughes reports.