MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.;KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION
发明人:
Yutaka KIYOHARA,Toshiharu NINOMIYA,Takashi YANO
申请号：
US15618312
公开号：
US20170273929A1
申请日:
2017.06.09
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention provides the following: a cardiovascular disease primary prevention agent, which comprises as the active ingredient at least one selected from the group consisting of EPA, salts thereof, and esters thereof and is for lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease by administration to subjects having a blood (serum or plasma) hs-CRP level of 1.0 mg/L or higher in spite of no history of cardiovascular disease； a combination marker comprising the blood hs-CRP value and serum EPA/AA ratio for evaluating the primary risk of cardiovascular disease in subjects having no history of cardiovascular disease； and a method for extracting subjects with high risk of cardiovascular disease and/or a method for preventing cardiovascular disease.
