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Last Updated: December 22, 2024

Claims for Patent: 10,500,247

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Summary for Patent: 10,500,247

Title:	Method of treating low blood pressure
Abstract:	A method for treating a patient suffering from one of septic shock, acute kidney injury, severe hypotension, cardiac arrest, and refractory hypotension, but not from myocardial infarction, is provided. The method includes administering a therapeutically effective dose of Angiotensin II, or Ang II, to the patient.
Inventor(s):	Chawla; Lakhmir (McLean, VA)
Assignee:	The George Washington University a Congressionally Chartered Not-for-Profit Corporation (Washington, DC)
Application Number:	15/870,139
Patent Claims:	1. A method of treating low blood pressure in a human patient suffering from acute kidney injury, refractory hypotension or severe hypotension, comprising administering angiotensin II to the patient at an initial rate from about 5 ng/kg/min to about 20 ng/kg/min. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial rate is about 5 ng/kg/min. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial rate is about 10 ng/kg/min. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial rate is about 20 ng/kg/min. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the initial rate is from about 10 ng/kg/min to about 20 ng/kg/min. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises titrating the rate up. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the dose is titrated up to about 30 ng/kg/min. 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the dose is titrated up to about 40 ng/kg/min. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the angiotensin II is administered to the patient over a period of about 0.25 hours to about 120 hours. 10. A method of treating low blood pressure in a human patient suffering from acute kidney injury, refractory hypotension or severe hypotension, comprising administering angiotensin II to the patient at an initial rate from about 5 ng/kg/min to about 20 ng/kg/min; wherein the method further comprises titrating the rate up, and wherein the angiotensin II is administered to the patient over a period of about 0.25 hours to about 120 hours. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the initial rate is about 5 ng/kg/min. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the initial rate is about 10 ng/kg/min. 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the initial rate is about 20 ng/kg/min. 14. The method of claim 10, wherein the initial rate is from about 10 ng/kg/min to about 20 ng/kg/min. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein the dose is titrated up to about 30 ng/kg/min. 16. The method of claim 10, wherein the dose is titrated up to about 40 ng/kg/min. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein the angiotensin II is human angiotensin II. 18. The method of claim 10, wherein the angiotensin II is human angiotensin II. 19. The method of claim 5, wherein the method further comprises titrating the rate up. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the dose is titrated up to about 30 ng/kg/min. 21. The method of claim 19, wherein the dose is titrated up to about 40 ng/kg/min. 22. The method of claim 5, wherein the angiotensin II is administered to the patient over a period of about 0.25 hours to about 120 hours.

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