Patent ID: 8129191
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: A61B,G01N,G16H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring a patient comprising: measuring in a sample taken from a patient, a level of a brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), and a level of a marker of renal function; recording multiple measurements of the level of BNP and the level of the marker of renal function; comparing a newly recorded level of BNP to the recorded measurements of the level of BNP; comparing a newly recorded level of the marker of renal function to the recorded measurements of the level of the marker of renal function; and determining if the changes in the level of BNP and marker of renal function are indicative of an acute or chronic change in the patient's heart condition based on the patient's gender, body mass, age or disease status.