USE OF IGFBP-7 IN THE ASSESSMENT OF HEART FAILURE

摘要

The invention relates to a method for assessing heart failure in vitro co mprising the steps of measuring in a sample the concentration of the marker IGFBP-7, of optionally measuring in the sample the concentration of one or m ore other marker(s) of heart failure, and of assessing heart failure by comp aring the concentration determined in for IGFBP-7 and the concentration(s) d etermined for the optionally one or more other marker to the concentration o f this marker or these markers as established in a reference population. Als o disclosed are the use of IGFBP-7 as a marker protein in the assessment of heart failure, a marker combination comprising IGFBP-7 and a kit for measuri ng IGFBP-7.