Resistin as a marker and therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease

摘要

The risk or progression of cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease is assessed in a mammalian subject by measuring the level or concentration of circulating serum resistin in a subject and comparing the measured level to resistin levels within a standardized or standard population. Methods of treating cardiovascular diseases and/or inflammatory disorders involve administering to a patient a composition that can reduce the circulating levels of resistin.