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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014

Filed:

Sep. 13, 2012
Applicants:

Andreas M. Zeiher, Frankfurt am Main, DE;

Christopher Heeschen, Munich, DE;

Stefanie Dimmeler, Frankfurt am Main, DE;

Christian Hamm, Bad Homburg, DE;

Inventors:

Andreas M. Zeiher, Frankfurt am Main, DE;

Christopher Heeschen, Munich, DE;

Stefanie Dimmeler, Frankfurt am Main, DE;

Christian Hamm, Bad Homburg, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention relates to novel markers of vascular inflammation and combinations thereof as diagnostic and prognostic tools in patients with cardiovascular diseases. The markers also act as tools that facilitate the selection of active ingredients for the treatment of such diseases, and finally act as starting points for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Furthermore, the invention relates to the creation of an individual risk profile of negative events that are associated with the progression of arteriosclerosis.


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