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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2011
Kamyar Kalantar-zadeh, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael P. Caulfield, San Clemente, CA (US);
Wael A. Salameh, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael P. Caulfield, San Clemente, CA (US);
Wael A. Salameh, San Juan Capistrano, CA (US);
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED, Wilmington, DE (US);
LOS ANGELES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Torrance, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are methods for determining the overall survival of maintenance hemodialysis patients. The methods include measuring low density lipoprotein (LDL) particle size and subfraction concentrations as prognostic tools for early mortality risk detection. For example, the presence of increased very small LDL concentration or decreased LDL particle size in blood-serum serves as a useful means for prognostic risk assessment and monitoring.