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Identifying patients at risk for life threatening arrhythmias

  • US 7,608,458 B2
  • Filed: 06/21/2005
  • Issued: 10/27/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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