METHOD FOR PREDICTING ATHEROSCLEROTIC RISK - Patent 0509049

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EP 0 509 049 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	21.10.1992 Bulletin 1992/43

(21)	Application number: 91902894.0

(22)	Date of filing: 21.12.1990

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G01N^{( . )}
A61B 5/ 055^{( . )}
G01N 24/ 08^{( . )}
G01N 33/ 92^{( . )}
G01R 33/ 465^{( . )}

G01N 33/ 483^{( . )}
A61B 17/ 22^{( . )}
G01N 33/ 50^{( . )}
G01R 33/ 46^{( . )}
A61B 19/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1990/007622

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1991/010128 (11.07.1991 Gazette 1991/15)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

21.12.1989 US 19890454069
20.12.1990 US 19900630520

(71)	Applicant: THE BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
	Boston, MA 02215 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	FOSSEL, Eric, T. Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 (US) McDONAGH, Jan Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kupecz, A., Drs. c.s., et al
	Octrooibureau Los en Stigter B.V. Weteringschans 96 NL-1017 XS Amsterdam NL-1017 XS Amsterdam (NL)

(54)	METHOD FOR PREDICTING ATHEROSCLEROTIC RISK