Selective vasodilation by continuous adenosine infusion
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1. A method of selectively vasodilating the arteries of a human patient without inducing significant venous dilation and without pretreatment with dipyridamole, comprising continuously administering into the blood stream of said patient adenosine at a rate of administration of 0.35 milligrams of adenosine per kilogram body weight per minute, or less.
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Abstract
This invention is concerned with the use of adenosine as an agent for the treatment of human beings. More particularly, this invention is concerned with the administration of adenosine to human patients by continuous intravenous infusion for, inter alia, control of blood pressure, use as a selective vasodilator, decreasing pulmonary vascular resistance, treating acute pulmonary hypertension in conjunction with idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome, in diagnosing pulmonary hypertension in conjunction with cardiac septum defects, in percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA), in coronary thrombolysis (CTL) and in radionucleide scintography.
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- 1. A method of selectively vasodilating the arteries of a human patient without inducing significant venous dilation and without pretreatment with dipyridamole, comprising continuously administering into the blood stream of said patient adenosine at a rate of administration of 0.35 milligrams of adenosine per kilogram body weight per minute, or less.
- 3. A method of selectively vasodilating the arteries of a human patient without inducing significant venous dilation and without pretreatment with dipyridamole, comprising continuously administering into the blood stream of said patient by intravenous administration about 0.05 milligrams to about 0.30 milligrams of adenosine per kilogram body weight per minute.
- 5. In a surgical method carried out on a patient under general anesthesia the improvement comprising continuously administering into the blood stream of said patient adenosine in an amount sufficient to selectively vasodilate the arteries of said patient without pretreatment with dipyridamole, at a rate of administration of 0.35 milligrams of adenosine per kilogram body weight per minute, or less.
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7. A method of selectively vasodilating the arteries of a human patient without inducing significant venous dilation and without pretreatment with dipyridamole, comprising continuously administering into the blood stream of said patient adenosine at a rate of administration of 0.01 to 0.15 milligrams of adenosine per kilogram body weight per minute.
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8. A method for selectively vasodilating the arteries of an anesthetized human patient without inducing significant venous dilation and without pretreatment with dipyridamole comprising continuously administering into the blood stream of said patient by intravenous administration about 0.2 milligrams to about 0.35 milligrams of adenosine per kilogram body weight per minute.
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9. A method for inducing a reduced afterload in the vascular system of a human without reducing the preload and without pretreatment with dipyridamole, the method comprising continuously administering into the blood stream of said patient adenosine at a rate of administration of 0.35 milligrams of adenosine per kilogram body weight per minute, or less.
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Current AssigneeItem Development AB
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Original AssigneeItem Development AB
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InventorsSollevi, Alf
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Primary Examiner(s)Kight, John
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Assistant Examiner(s)CRANE, LAWRENCE E
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Application NumberUS08/031,666Time in Patent Office1,835 DaysField of Search514/46US Class Current536/46CPC Class CodesA61K 31/70 Carbohydrates; Sugars; Deri...A61K 31/7076 containing purines, e.g. ad...C07H 19/16 Purine radicals
