Identifying patients at risk for life threatening arrhythmias
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1. A method of assessing a patient for risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), the method comprising:
- determining an amount of at least one SCD-associated protein in the patient;
assessing the risk as a function of the determination;
determining occurrence of at least one class identifier that assesses the patient as having increased risk of SCD;
combining results of the occurrence of the class identifier and the amount of SCD-associated protein;
wherein assessing the patient is based on the combined results; and
wherein the SCD-associated protein is selected from a group of proteins having characteristics consisting of 10,146.5 Da and pI=9+;
15,006 Da and pI=9+;
166,582 Da and pI=5-7;
10,948 Da and pI=9+;
11,991 Da and pI=5-7;
10,552.4 Da and pI=9;
43,529.4 Da and pI=9; and
13,806.8 Da and pI=9.
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Abstract
The invention is a method for identifying proteins associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and for assessing a patient'"'"'s risk of SCD by determining the amount of one or more SCD-associated proteins in the patient. Typically, the patient submits a sample, such as a blood sample, which is tested for one or more SCD-associated proteins. Based upon the results of the tests, the patient'"'"'s risk of SCD may be assessed.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of assessing a patient for risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), the method comprising:
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determining an amount of at least one SCD-associated protein in the patient; assessing the risk as a function of the determination; determining occurrence of at least one class identifier that assesses the patient as having increased risk of SCD; combining results of the occurrence of the class identifier and the amount of SCD-associated protein; wherein assessing the patient is based on the combined results; and wherein the SCD-associated protein is selected from a group of proteins having characteristics consisting of 10,146.5 Da and pI=9+;
15,006 Da and pI=9+;
166,582 Da and pI=5-7;
10,948 Da and pI=9+;
11,991 Da and pI=5-7;
10,552.4 Da and pI=9;
43,529.4 Da and pI=9; and
13,806.8 Da and pI=9. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of identifying patients that would benefit from an implanted medical device, the method comprising:
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identifying at least one SCD-associated protein; determining an amount of SCD-associated protein from a protein-containing sample from a patient; assessing whether the patient would benefit from an implanted medical device based on the amount of the SCD-associated protein wherein the implanted medical device is an electronic stimulation device; and wherein the SCD-associated protein is selected from a group of proteins having characteristics consisting of 10,146.5 Da and pI=9+;
15,006 Da and pI=9+;
166,582 Da and DI=5-7;
10,948 Da and pI=9+;
11,991 Da and pI=5-7;
10,552.4 Da and pI=9;
43,529.4 Da and pI=9; and
13,806.8 Da and pI=9. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of identifying a SCD-associated protein comprising:
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collecting first protein-containing samples from patients having increased risk of SCD; collecting second protein-containing samples from patients having no increased risk of SCD; determining amounts of proteins in the first and second protein-containing samples; and identifying a protein having an amount that differs between the first and second protein-containing samples; wherein the SCD-associated protein is selected from a group of proteins having characteristics consisting of 10,146.5 Da and pI=9+;
15,006 Da and pI=9+;
166,582 Da and pI=5-7;
10,948 Da and pI=9+;
11,991 Da and pI=5-7;
10,552.4 Da and pI=9;
43,529.4 Da and pI=9; and
13,806.8 Da and pI=9. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of assessing a patient for risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), the method comprising:
- determining an amount of at least one SCD-associated protein in the patient; and
assessing the risk based on the determined amount of SCD-associated protein wherein the SCD-associated protein is selected from a group of proteins having characteristics consisting of 10,146.5 Da and pI=9+;
15,006 Da and pI=9+;
166,582 Da and pI=5-7;
10,948 Da and pI=9+;
11,991 Da and pI=5-7;
10,552.4 Da and pI=9;
43,529.4 Da and pI=9; and
13,806.8 Da and pI=9. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
- determining an amount of at least one SCD-associated protein in the patient; and
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17. A method of identifying patients that would benefit from an implanted medical device, the method comprising:
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identifying at least one SCD-associated protein; determining an amount of SCD-associated protein from a protein-containing sample from a patient; assessing whether the patient would benefit from an implanted medical device based on the amount of the SCD-associated protein, wherein the SCD-associated protein is selected from a group of proteins having characteristics consisting of 10,146.5 Da and pI=9+;
15,006 Da and pI=9+;
166,582 Da and pI=5-7;
10,948 Da and pI=9+;
11,991 Da and pI=5-7;
10,552.4 Da and pI=9;
43,529.4 Da and pI=9; and
13,806.8 Da and pI=9. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of assessing a patient for risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), the method comprising:
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determining the presence or absence of at least one SCD-associated protein in the patient; assessing the risk as a function of the determination; determining occurrence of at least one class identifier that assesses the patient as having increased risk of SCD; combining results of the occurrence of the class identifier; wherein assessing the patient is based on the combined results; and wherein the SCD-associated protein is selected from a group of proteins having characteristics consisting of 10,146.5 Da and pI=9+;
15,006 Da and pI=9+;
166,582 Da and pI=5-7;
10.948 Da and pI=9+;
11,991 Da and pI=5-7;
10,552.4 Da and pI=9;
43,529.4 Da and pI=9; and
13,806.8 Da and pI=9. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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