Claims for Patent: 4,130,647

Summary for Patent: 4,130,647

Title:	Methods for treating congestive heart failure and ischemic heart disease
Abstract:	Methods for the treatment of congestive heart failure and ischemic heart disease using prazosin and trimazosin, and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof.
Inventor(s):	Taylor; Colin R. (Waterford, CT)
Assignee:	Pfizer Inc. (New York, NY)
Application Number:	05/814,267
Patent Claims:	1. A method of treating congestive heart failure in a human subject having such condition which comprises orally or parenterally administering to said human subject a congestive heart failure treating amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of prazosin and trimazosin and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is prazosin. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the compound is trimazosin. 4. A method of treating ischemic heart disease in a human subject suffering from that disease which comprises orally or parenterally administering to said human subject an ischemic heart disease treating amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of prazosin and trimazosin and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. 5. The method of claim 4 wherein the compound is prazosin. 6. The method of claim 4 wherein the compound is trimazosin.