Abstract
Biochemical study was carried out of Heart type Fatty Acid Binding Protein (H-FABP) as diagnostic marker in the serum of patients with heart failure in Kirkuk city , this study was accomplished on 90 sample of serum blood , 60 of them suffer from heart failure and their age rang between 35-75 years old (35 male ,25 female) ,These samples were collected from Kirkuk genral hospital and azadi teaching hospital , and 30 sample of healthy people their agent range between 30-65 years (17 male and 13 female) . The study included measurement the concentration of H-FABP, total cholesterol , LDL-C , Triglycerides , and
HDL-C. The result showed that : A Significantly increased in the level of probability p ≤ 0.05 in the H-FABP , total cholesterol , LDL-C in the seram of patients with heart failure , compared with control group , whereas the HDL level showed a significant decrease at a level of probability p ≤ 0.05 for patients with heart failure , compared with control group .