Enhancement of prazosin
First Claim
1. In the treatment of hypertension with a therapeutically effective dose of an alpha1 -adrenoceptor antagonist selected from the group consisting of prazosin, trimazosin, amiquinsin, leniquinsin and quinazosin, the improvement which comprises the conjunctive administration of at least a threshold dose of a cardiotonic agent, capable of specifically inhibiting cardiac high affinity cyclic AMP-phosphodiesterase, selected from the group consisting of imadazon enoximone, piroximone, amrinone, milrinone, isomazole, pimobendane, and 4,5-dihydro-6-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-phenyl]-5-methyl-2H-pyridazinone.
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Abstract
This invention relates to the synergistic enhancement of certain antihypertensives by the conjunctive use of certain cardiotonic agents. More specifically, this invention relates to the enhancement of the blood pressure lowering effect achieved with alpha1 -adrenoceptor antagonists by the conjunctive administration of cardiotonic agents possessing the ability to specifically inhibit cyclic AMP-phosphodiesterase.
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- 1. In the treatment of hypertension with a therapeutically effective dose of an alpha1 -adrenoceptor antagonist selected from the group consisting of prazosin, trimazosin, amiquinsin, leniquinsin and quinazosin, the improvement which comprises the conjunctive administration of at least a threshold dose of a cardiotonic agent, capable of specifically inhibiting cardiac high affinity cyclic AMP-phosphodiesterase, selected from the group consisting of imadazon enoximone, piroximone, amrinone, milrinone, isomazole, pimobendane, and 4,5-dihydro-6-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-phenyl]-5-methyl-2H-pyridazinone.
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