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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2010
Georg Hess, Mainz, DE;
Andrea Horsch, Mannheim, DE;
Dietmar Zdunek, Tutzing, DE;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a method of determining which medication is to be applied in a remodeling process of a subject after a myocardial infarction, the method comprising determining an amount of a natriuretic peptide, a cardiac troponin, and an inflammatory marker in a sample from the subject and initiating a remodeling in the subject, wherein the medication to be applied in the remodeling is selected according to the level of the peptides determined. Also disclosed is a method of monitoring the remodeling, wherein further steps include again determining an amount of the natriuretic peptide, the cardiac troponin, and the inflammatory marker in a sample from the subject, calculating the difference between the values from the first and second measurements, and assessing remodeling success from the data obtained.