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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Karen S. Moulton, Weston, MA (US);
Judah Folkman, Brookline, MA (US);
Children's Medical Center Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for treating cardiovascular ailments. The method involves first screening an individual to determine their risk of having the potential for unstable plaques. Such individuals can be selected by looking at one of the following criteria: (i) increased plaque neovascularization, (ii) area ratio of intima to wall area of a plaque, (iii) evidence of plaque hemorrhage, or (iv) inflammatory cells associated with plaque vessels. Looking at these criteria permits one to select individuals having the potential for unstable plaques. The method then involves treating the selected individual with an effective amount of an angiogenesis inhibitor.
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