Method for measuring the level of circulating inhibitory factor 1 protein in a subject measuring the level of circulating inhibitory factor 1 (IF1) protein in a subject
The present invention relates to a method for assessing a subjects risk of having a cardiovascular disease comprising the step of measuring the level of IF1 in a body fluid sample obtained from said subject wherein the level of EF1 is negatively correlated with the risk of said subject of having cardiovascular disease.