| 摘要 |
Method for diagnosing a cardiovascular disease in an individual comprising the steps of: providing a sample of an individual; determining the amount of cytokeratin-18 (CK-18) or fragments thereof and/or interleukin-1&bgr; precursor (IL-1&bgr; precursor) in the sample; comparing the amount of CK-18 or fragments thereof and/or IL-1&bgr; precursor in the sample to the amount of CK-18 or fragments thereof and/or IL-1&bgr; precursor present in a reference control of at least one individual not suffering from a cardiovascular disease; and diagnosing a cardiovascular disease if the amount of CK-18 or fragments thereof in the sample is increased in comparison to the amount of CK-18 or fragments thereof in the reference control and/or the amount of IL-1&bgr; precursor in the sample is decreased in comparison to the amount of IL-1&bgr; precursor in the reference control. |
