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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2001
Jeffrey R. Dahlen, San Diego, CA (US);
Kenneth F. Buechler, San Diego, CA (US);
Gunars E. Valkirs, Escondido, CA (US);
Jeffrey R. Dahlen, San Diego, CA (US);
Kenneth F. Buechler, San Diego, CA (US);
Gunars E. Valkirs, Escondido, CA (US);
Biosite Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to materials and procedures for evaluating the prognosis of patients suffering from acute coronary syndromes. In particular, the level of BNP, or a marker related to BNP, in a patient sample, alone or in combination with one or more other prognostic markers, provides prognostic information useful for predicting near-term morbidity and/or mortality across the entire spectrum of acute coronary syndromes, including unstable angina, non-ST-elevation non-Q wave myocardial infarction, ST-elevation non-Q wave MI, and transmural (Q-wave) MI.