CIRCULATING SPON-1 (SPONDIN-1) IN THE ASSESSMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for assessing atrial fibrillation in a subject, said method comprising the steps of determining the amount of SPON-1 in a sample from the subject, and comparing the amount of SPON-1 to a reference amount, whereby atrial fibrillation is to be assessed. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods for the prediction of stroke based on the amount of SPON-1.