BIOMARKERS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION CAUSE OF STROKE

摘要

This invention provides gene expression profiles useful for diagnosing atrial fibrillation in ischemic stroke and for distinguishing atrial fibrillation in ischemic stroke from arterial (large vessel) stroke or embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). In another aspect, the present invention is the provision of an improved method for prognosis of an outcome or assessing the risk of a patient having suffered a stroke or a transient ischemic attack, comprising determining the level of expression of at least one biomarker in a sample of the patient.