SELENOPROTEIN P FOR PREDICTION OF A FIRST CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT

摘要

Subject of the present invention is a method for assessing a risk for getting a first cardiovascular event or assessing the risk for cardiovascular mortality in a subject, comprising: a) determining the level and/or the amount of Selenoprotein P and/or fragments thereof in a sample of said subject; b) correlating the determined level and/or the amount of Selenoprotein P and/or fragments thereof with the risk for getting a first cardiovascular event or assessing the risk for cardiovascular mortality in said subject.