摘要 |
The invention relates to a method for the determination of the time from onset of atrial fibrillation to presentation in a patient comprising the steps of: providing a sample of a bodily fluid of said patient, determining the level of proANP (SEQ ID NO: 1) or fragments thereof in said sample, correlating the level of proANP or fragments thereof to the time from the onset of atrial fibrillation to presentation of said patient, wherein said fragments have a length of at least 6 amino acid residues. |