Global Patent Index - EP 1474125 A1

EP 1474125 A1 20041110 - THE USE OF OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED ACIDS ETHYL ESTERS IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM HEART FAILURE

Title (en)

THE USE OF OMEGA-3 POLYUNSATURATED ACIDS ETHYL ESTERS IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM HEART FAILURE

Title (de)

VERWENDUNG VON OMEGA-3-MEHRFACH UNGESÄTTIGTEN ETHYLSÄUREESTERN BEI PATIENTEN MIT HERZINSUFFIZIENZ

Title (fr)

UTILISATION D'ESTERS ETHYLIQUES D'ACIDES POLYINSATURES OMEGA 3 CHEZ DES PATIENTS ATTEINTS D'UNE INSUFFISANCE CARDIAQUE

Publication

EP 1474125 A1 20041110 (EN)

Application

EP 03739455 A 20030205

Priority

  • EP 0301108 W 20030205
  • IT MI20020269 A 20020212

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03068216A1] The invention discloses the use of ethyl esters of polyunsaturated acids in the omega-3 series obtained from fish oil, and in particular eicosapentaenoic acid EPA and docosahexaenoic acid DHA ethyl esters at high concentrations, alone or mixed, to prepare pharmaceutical compositions useful in reducing the risk of sudden death, in patients suffering from heart failure.

IPC 1-7

A61K 31/232; A61P 9/04; A61K 9/48

IPC 8 full level

A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 31/232 (2006.01); A61P 9/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61K 9/48 (2013.01); A61K 31/232 (2013.01); A61P 9/04 (2018.01)

C-Set (source: EP)

A61K 31/232 + A61K 2300/00

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03068216 A1 20030821; AU 2003210210 A1 20030904; EP 1474125 A1 20041110; IT MI20020269 A0 20020212; IT MI20020269 A1 20030812

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0301108 W 20030205; AU 2003210210 A 20030205; EP 03739455 A 20030205; IT MI20020269 A 20020212