Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising Raf kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP), or a fragment or a variant thereof; or an RKIP agonist for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a low transvalvular pressure gradient (Pmean) in a patient. The present invention further relates to a method of treatment of a patient in need thereof, said method comprising administering to said patient a medically active amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of: a Raf kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP) or a functional fragment or a functional variant thereof; and a RKIP agonist, wherein said patient suffers from or is likely to suffer from a low transvalvular pressure gradient (Pmean). The present invention further relates to A pharmaceutical composition comprising an antagonist of CD20 and/or an anti-CD20 molecule; a VEGF antagonist; or an inhibitor of VEGF related tyrosine kinases for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a heart failure.

Abstract: The invention relates to an antibody specific to Erk1/2 phosphorylated at Thr188 and a method for producing the same. The invention also relates to an in vitro method for determining the presence of phosphorylated Erk1/2 in a sample using the antibody of the invention. Therefore, the invention also comprises an assay for diagnosing a heart disease in vitro comprising the antibody of the invention and certain uses of the antibody. Moreover the invention relates to a peptide used to produce the antibody.

Abstract: The invention relates to an antibody specific to Erk1/2 phosphorylated at Thr188 and a method for producing the same. The invention also relates to an in vitro method for determining the presence of phosphorylated Erk1/2 in a sample using the antibody of the invention. Therefore, the invention also comprises an assay for diagnosing a heart disease in vitro comprising the antibody of the invention and certain uses of the antibody. Moreover the invention relates to a peptide used to produce the antibody.