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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2001
Salah Kivlighn, Doylestown, PA (US);
Richard Johnson, Bellaire, TX (US);
Marilda Mazzali, Houston, TX (US);
Salah Kivlighn, Doylestown, PA (US);
Richard Johnson, Bellaire, TX (US);
Marilda Mazzali, Houston, TX (US);
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to a method for treating and preventing hypertension by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of reducing uric acid levels in a patient in need of such treatment. Additionally, the scope of the invention includes a method of treating coronary heart disease by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agent capable of reducing uric acid levels in a patient in need of such treatment.