Composition and method for treating hypertension
AssigneeNorthern Sydney Area Health Service
InventorGordon Stokes
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition for the treatment and/or prevention of hypertension, said composition comprising an synergistic anti-hypertensive combination of a therapeutically effective amount of at least one angiotensin II inhibitor, and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one nitric oxide donor; said composition optionally further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent and/or adjuvant.
Claims24
A composition for the treatment and/or prevention of hypertension, said composition comprising an synergistic anti-hypertensive combination of:
- a therapeutically effective amount of at least one angiotensin II inhibitor, and
- a therapeutically effective amount of at least one nitric oxide donor;
- said composition optionally further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent and/or adjuvent.
A method of treating and/or preventing hypertension in a patient, said method comprising administering to a patient a combination of:
- a therapeutically effective amount of at least one angiotensin II inhibitor;
- and
- a therapeutically effective amount of at least one nitric oxide donor,
- wherein said combination has an synergistic anti-hypertensive effect on the patient.
A method of reducing a height of a pulse-wave reflection in a patient with hypertension, said method comprising administering to a patient a combination of:
- a therapeutically effective amount of at least one angiotensin II inhibitor;
- and
- a therapeutically effective amount of at least one nitric oxide donor,
- wherein said combination has an synergistic anti-hypertensive effect on the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.