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 novel therapeutic drug combinations and methods for treating and/or preventing hypertension and complications in patients with diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome. More particularly, aspects of the present invention are related to using a combination of cicletanine and a second antihypertensive agent (preferably a calcium antagonist, an ACE inhibitor, or an angiotensin II receptor antagonist) for treating and/or preventing hypertension and complications in patients with diabetes and/or metabolic syndrome.