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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Bonnie KY, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Thomas Cappola, Haverford, PA (US);
Douglas B. Sawyer, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Bonnie Ky, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Thomas Cappola, Haverford, PA (US);
Douglas B. Sawyer, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C07K 16/22 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/6872 (2013.01); G01N 2333/4756 (2013.01); G01N 2333/58 (2013.01); G01N 2800/32 (2013.01); G01N 2800/50 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01); G01N 2800/56 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to methods of diagnosing the severity of heart failure or a cardiac dysfunction in a subject. The invention further relates to monitoring the severity of heart failure in a subject and determining the prognosis of a subject that has suffered from heart failure. This invention also relates methods to identify patients at risk for cardiac dysfunction when exposed to cardiotoxic chemotherapy agents.