Treatment of heart failure
First Claim
1. A method for treating heart failure in a mammal having a left ventricular ejection fraction of at least 50%, said method comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of perhexiline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein said mammal has diminished exercise capacity or tolerance.
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Abstract
The invention relates to perhexiline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of heart failure, as well as to a method for treating heart failure, which comprises administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of perhexiline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to treat said heart failure. The invention further relates to a treatment programme for treating heart failure, which involves the co-use or co-administration of perhexiline with one or more other compounds that are advantageous in treating heart failure or the symptoms thereof.
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- 1. A method for treating heart failure in a mammal having a left ventricular ejection fraction of at least 50%, said method comprising administering to said mammal an effective amount of perhexiline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein said mammal has diminished exercise capacity or tolerance.
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