METHOD AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT AND PREDICTION OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for predicting the survival time of a patient suffering of myocardial infarction or the recurrence of a myocardial infarction in a patient who has suffered from a myocardial infarction comprising the steps consisting of i) determining the expression level of BAFF in a sample from said patient, ii) comparing said expression level with a predetermined reference value and iii) providing a good prognosis of the survival time or a low risk of the recurrence of a myocardial infarction when the expression level is lower than the predetermined reference value and a poor prognosis of the survival time or a high risk of the recurrence of a myocardial infarction when the expression level is higher than the predetermined reference value.