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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heimo Haikala, Espoo, FI;
Petri Kaheinen, Helsinki, FI;
Jouko Levijoki, Espoo, FI;
Juha Kaivola, Helsinki, FI;
Martti Ovaska, Espoo, FI;
Jarmo Pystynen, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
Orion Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514345 ; 514382 ; 514456 ;
Abstract
A method for the prevention and treatment of stunning of the heart subsequent to ischemia-reperfusion is described. The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a phospholamban inhibitor to a patient. Phospholamban inhibitors relieve the inhibitory effect of phospholamban on cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca.sup.2+ -ATPase.