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Eating Red Meat is Bad News Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) test to check on risk of serious heart problems Written by Dr harold Gunatillake health writer When you are admitted to Casualty as an emergency with chest pain, doctors, in addition to performing various investigations does a test to measure the blood levels of a molecule called trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO). Positive results of this test are a sure sign of a heart attack or even death. Prognosis and seriousness of the episode can be assessed by the medical team, from this test alone. ...