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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2016
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Mathias Emil Egermark, Muri bei Bern, CH;
Edelgard Anna Kaiser, Huenenberg See, CH;
Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Krailling, DE;
Christian Zaugg, Rheinfelden, CH;
Andre Ziegler, Laeufelfingen, CH;
Marten Rosenquist, Stockholm, SE;
Viveka Frykmann-Kull, Vaxholm, SE;
Emma Svennberg, Djursholm, SE;
Leif Friberg, Bromma, SE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing whether a subject with no known history of atrial fibrillation is suffering from atrial fibrillation, or not, said method comprising the steps of a) determining the amount of a BNP-type peptide in a sample of said subject; b) comparing the amount the BNP-type peptide to a reference, and c) assessing intermittent ECG recordings obtained from said subject over a period of at least one week by using a handheld ECG device.