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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Georg Hess, Mainz, DE;
Andrea Horsch, Mannheim, DE;
Hendrik Huedig, Penzberg, DE;
Dietmar Zdunek, Tutzing, DE;
Inventors:
Georg Hess, Mainz, DE;
Andrea Horsch, Mannheim, DE;
Hendrik Huedig, Penzberg, DE;
Dietmar Zdunek, Tutzing, DE;
Assignee:
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed are a method, device, and test kit for diagnosing heart failure in a patient exhibiting atrial fibrillation. The method includes determining an amount of growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF -15) in a sample from the patient and comparing the amount of GDF-15 determined with a reference amount of GDF-15, wherein when the amount of GDF-15 determined is greater than the reference amount of GDF-15, a diagnosis of heart failure is indicated.