Indane and indoline derivatives and the use thereof as soluble guanylate cyclase activators

A compound according to Formula (Ia)

• or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein
• X is N;
• Y is CH;
• A is CH2, O or N(H);
• R is hydrogen, C1-C4alkyl or trifluoromethyl;
• R1 is hydrogen, halogen or C1-C4alkyl;
• R2 is piperidinyl which is N-substituted with C1-C4alkyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl, haloC1-C4alkyl, C(O)C1-C4alkyl, C(O)C3-C6cycloalkyl, C(O)haloC1-C4alkyl or C(O)C1-C4alkoxy;
• R3 is hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl;
• R4 is hydrogen or C1-C4alkyl and
• R5 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4alkyl or C3-C6cycloalkyl.