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US 6,309,381 B1Granted
Use of human growth hormone to treat acute myocardial infarction
OwnerHugo E. Castagninoinventor
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Abstract
A method of treating an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using human growth hormone to prevent most of the complications and the destructive process of cells and collagen framework which are linked to the AMI. This treatment can be used alone or in combination with other well-known methods of treatment.
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A method of treating a patient to reduce heart damage associated with an acute myocardial infarction comprising the steps of:
- selecting a patient having had an acute myocardial infarction to establish that the method of treatment is indicated;
- beginning the method of treatment at a time ranging from immediately post onset to not more than ten hours post onset of the acute myocardial infarction;
- injecting the patient with an efficacious dose of human growth hormone;
- testing the patient to measure the effectiveness of the treatment;
- wherein the damage to the patient's heart due to the acute myocardial infarction is substantially reduced compared to the damage to the patient's heart if the patient had been untreated with said method.
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