Method of treating heart disease
US4552884A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 7, 1985 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/47
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for the treatment of heart failure in a mammal comprises the administration to the mammal of a quinolone of the general formula I, ##STR1## wherein m is 0 or 1; n is 0, 1 or 2; and R is hydrogen, halo, methyl or trifluoromethyl. A preferred method of the invention comprises the treatment of chronic heart failure in a mammal by the oral administration of a quinolone of formula I. Preferred compounds of formula I are 7-fluoro-1-methyl-3-methylsulphinyl-4-quinolone and 1-methyl-3-methylsulphonylmethyl-4-quinolone.
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