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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Christopher Defilippi, Baltimore, MD (US);
Stephen Seliger, Columbia, MD (US);
James DE Lemos, Southlake, TX (US);
Robert H. Christenson, Joppa, MD (US);
Christopher Defilippi, Baltimore, MD (US);
Stephen Seliger, Columbia, MD (US);
James De Lemos, Southlake, TX (US);
Robert H. Christenson, Joppa, MD (US);
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE, Baltimore, MD (US);
BOARD OF REGENT, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for predicting whether a human patient 65 years of age or older is at increased risk for developing heart failure, comprising obtaining the results of an assay that measures levels of NT-proBNP and/or cardiac troponin T in a specimen from the patient wherein an increased NT-proBNP and/or cardiac troponin T level compared to levels in a control indicate an increased risk for developing heart failure.