| abstract |
The invention relates to predicting which individuals are at risk of developing atherosclerotic vascular disease, and once having disease, which individuals are at risk of experiencing plaque rupture which, depending on the site of the plaque, could produce myocardial infarction, stroke, critical limb ischemia, or other vascular event. The invention further relates to methods of diagnosing and aiding in the diagnosis of vascular conditions such as atherosclerosis, premature coronary artery disease and coronary artery disease, by detecting a resistin gene product in an individual. The invention further relates to methods of predicting, and aiding in predicting, the likelihood that an individual will experience a vascular event, such as but not limited to, a myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, stroke, transient ischemic attack (TIA), or critical limb ischemia. |