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Methods for the detection and monitoring of congestive heart failure

US7998690B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 2010
Grant dateAug 16, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2800/325
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods of detecting and/or prognosing congestive heart failure by detecting a proteolytic fragment of caspase-3 such as the p17 fragment or the p12 fragment. The congestive heart failure can be of any etiology, such as systolic or diastolic heart failure, ischemic or non-ischemic cardiomyopathy.

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