BIOMARKER AND PREDICTION METHOD FOR TOTAL MORTALITY, CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY, AND CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS

摘要

To provide a biomarker for predicting total mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and cardiovascular events.SOLUTION: A biomarker of the present invention is for predicting total mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and cardiovascular events, the biomarker being VEGF-D in blood samples of subjects, where a VEGF-D concentration of more than 500 pg/mL indicates high risk of total mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and cardiovascular events. There is no particular requirement on the blood sample as long as VEGF-D concentration can be measured, and it can be serum, plasma, and whole blood, but preferably serum.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1