Treatment of Heart Failure and Sudden Cardiac Death

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20150005269A1
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14370126

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A method of reducing heart failure or preventing sudden cardiac death in a subject in need thereof is carried out by administering a composition comprising a compound that increases cellular level of Sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase 2a (SERCA2a). The invention represents a significant breakthrough in the treatment or prevention of chronic heart failure. The invention is based upon the discovery that a Mifepristone molecule increases the cellular level of SERCA2a protein.

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RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL593 EDDY STREET PROVIDENCE RI 02903

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Koren, Gideon Brookline, US 2 11
Zheng, Zhe Riverside, US 8 15

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