COMBINATION THERAPIES FOR TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION AND COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES OR METABOLIC SYNDROME

摘要

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are related to noveltherapeutic drug combinations and methods for treating and/or preventinghypertension and complications in patients with diabetes and/or metabolicsyndrome. More particularly, aspects of the present invention are related tousing a combination of cicletanine and a second antihypertensive agent(preferably a calcium antagonist, an ACE inhibitor, or an angiotensin IIreceptor antagonist) for treating and/or preventing hypertension andcomplications in patients with diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome.