Patent ID: 7445886

Claim:
A method of determining cardiovascular risk in a person without cardiovascular disease or without a diagnosis thereof, the method comprising the step of: determining a test MIF concentration in the blood, saliva or urine of the person as a marker of cardiovascular risk for the person, wherein an elevated test MIF concentration compared with a control MIF concentration indicates that the person is subject to elevated cardiovascular risk, and a further step selected from the group consisting of: (a) assigning to the person a cardiovascular risk metric in accordance with the test MIF concentration; (b) prescribing for the person a cardiovascular treatment modality in accordance with the test MIF concentration; and (c) making an additional assessment of cardiovascular risk of the person in accordance with the test MIF concentration, the additional assessment selected from the group consisting of a stress test, a CRP assay and an LDL assay.