Claims for Patent: 9,572,856
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Summary for Patent: 9,572,856
| 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: | 12/639,987 |
| Patent Claims: |
1. A method of treating a human patient suffering from refractory hypotension, comprising administering angiotensin II to the patient at a rate of about 20 ng/kg/min while
the patient is receiving a vasopressor, wherein the vasopressor is vasopressin or a catecholamine.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the Angiotensin II is administered to the patient over a period of from about 1 hour to about 7 hours. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the Angiotensin II is administered to the patient over a period of from about 2 hours to about 6 hours. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the Angiotensin II is administered to the patient over a period of from about 3 hours to about 5 hours. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the vasopressor is a catecholamine. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the catecholamine is norepinephrine. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the norepinephrine is administered to the patient at a rate of >15 mcg/min. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the vasopressor is vasopressin. |
