Means and methods for diagnosing heart failure-related kidney damage in an individual in need of appropriate therapy

摘要

In a subject suffering from heart failure, there is provided a method of diagnosing renal injury, the following steps invention: Liver-type fatty acid binding proteins in the sample: a) the subject (L-FABP), and kidney damage a reference amount of the amount determined in step c) a); forming a b) L-FABP / KIM-1 ratio; measuring the amount of a natriuretic peptide and, optionally, (KIM-1), molecule 1 said method comprising the step of diagnosing kidney damage and; comparing step. The invention further relates to devices and kits for carrying out the method. [Selection] Figure Figure 1