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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2002
Applicants:
Eldon R. Smith, Calgary, CA;
Guillermo Torre-amione, Bellaire, TX (US);
Inventors:
Eldon R. Smith, Calgary, CA;
Guillermo Torre-Amione, Bellaire, TX (US);
Assignee:
Vasogen Ireland Limited, , IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of treating congestive heart failure (CHF) in a human patient comprises treating an aliquot of the patents blood ex vivo with at least one stressor selected from the group consisting of a temperature above or below body temperature, an electromagnetic emission and an oxidative environment, followed by administering the aliquot of treated blood to the patient. The treatment can be used on its own or as an adjunctive therapy in combination with conventional CHF treatments.