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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Jouko Levijoki, Helsinki, FI;
Inventor:
Jouko Levijoki, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Orion Corporation, , FI;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/50 (2006.01); A61K 33/42 (2006.01); A61K 33/14 (2006.01); A61K 33/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A combination therapy for the treatment of heart failure, particularly acute heart failure, comprises administering a combination of levosimendan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a calcium ion source and/or an intracellular calcium increasing agent to a patient. The combination shows a synergistic effect even at doses having no effect if administered alone.