摘要 |
Myocardial protection is achieved by administering to a patient an effective amount of a benzothiazepin derivative. The benzothiazepin derivatives have general chemical formula (I), wherein R1 represents hydrogen or methyl, R2 represents hydrogen or acetyl, R3 represents hydrogen or methyl, and R4 represents hydrogen or a halogen, with the proviso that R1 cannot be methyl when R2 = acetyl, R3 = methyl and R4 = hydrogen. The above compounds may also be used in other clinical conditions such as treatment of stable and unstable angina, non-Q-wave myocardial infarction, cerebral trauma ischemia and reperfusion, organ graft preservation, etc. |