MEANS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE RISK OF PATIENTS PRESENTING TO EMERGENCY UNITS BASED ON GDF-15

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of identifying if a subject is to be admitted to the hospital or intensive care unit, the method comprising a)determining the amount of GDF-15 in a sample of the subject; and b)comparing the amount of GDF-15 determined in step a) to a reference amount, whereby a subject to be admitted to the hospital or intensive care unit is to be identified. Moreover, the present invention pertains to a method for predicting the risk of mortality based on determining the amount of GDF-15 in a subject. Also encompassed by the present invention are devices and kits for carrying out the aforementioned methods.