FATTY ACID MARKERS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

• Main Authors: BHAGAVAN, NADHIPURAM, V, HA, CHUNG-EUN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 19.03.2009
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; SPIRITS; TESTING; VINEGAR; WINE

Methods of detecting myocardial infarction are disclosed based on elevated levels of one or more free fatty acids. The methods may comprise detection of elevated levels of total free fatty acids in a sample relative to average total free fatty acid levels in a control subject without myocardial infa...