公开(公告)号：US20220196678A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-23

申请号：US17432521

申请日：2020-02-21

Applicant: B.R.A.H.M.S. GmbH ,  Linkoping University Hospital

Inventor： Darius Wilson ,  Michelle S. Chew ,  Henrik Andersson

IPC: G01N33/68

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for the prognosis and/or risk assessment and/or diagnosis of a major adverse cardio- or cerebrovascular event (MACCE) in a patient who underwent gastrointestinal surgery, the method comprising the steps of: i) providing a sample of a bodily fluid from said patient, ii) determining in said sample the level of a biomarker selected from the group consisting of copeptin, troponin and brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), iii) determining at least one additional parameter of said patient, iv) combining the biomarker level determined in step ii) and the additional parameter determined in step iii) into a combined assessment, and v) correlating the combined assessment to said at least one of prognosis, risk assessment and diagnosis of a MACCE in said patient. The invention further pertains to a kit for carrying out the method, a computer and a computer program product comprising computer-executable code being configured to carry out steps iv) and/or v) of the method of the invention.