31^st European Heart and Heart Failure Congress

Biomarkers and Enzymes for Heart Disease

The term biomarker means "measurable and quantifiable biological parameters (eg, specific enzyme concentration, specific hormone concentration, specific gene phenotype distribution in a population, presence of biological substances) qui serve as clues for health- and physiology-related assessments, Such As disease risk, psychiatric disorders, environmental exposure and Its effects, disease diagnosis, metabolic processes, substance abuse, pregnancy, cell line development, epidemiologic studies, etc.

Biomarkers can indicate indication a variety of health or disease characteristics, including the level or the type of exposure to an environmental factor, genetic susceptibility, genetic responses to exposures, markers of subclinical or clinical disease, or indicators of response to therapy.