Natriuretic peptide / troponin ratio for the assessment of myocardial dysfunction existing in patients with acute coronary syndromes

摘要

The present invention relates to methods and devices for clinical diagnostics. More specifically, relates to a method of diagnosing subjects suffering from acute myocardial infarction whether they are also suffering myocardial dysfunction, the existing method, the present invention, a sample of (a) said subject step (d); step of calculating (c) ratio (natriuretic peptide / cardiac troponin); determining the amount of a cardiac troponin in a sample of (b) said subject; measuring the amount of a natriuretic peptide and a step of diagnosing elevated levels natriuretic peptide level based on the ratio calculated in (c), elevated, or associated with myocardial dysfunction existing or is caused by acute myocardial infarction. The method makes it possible to determine myocardial dysfunction, individual, whether affected with heart failure, especially before the myocardial infarction occurs. The invention further relates to a diagnostic device and a kit for performing the method described above. None [Selection Figure]