Windtree Announces New Istaroxime Patent Filing for Preventing or Reducing the Risk of Acute Myocardial Arrhythmia
Monday, 9th December at 8:00 am
WARRINGTON, Pa., Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Windtree Therapeutics, Inc. ("Windtree" or the "Company") (NasdaqCM: WINT), a biotechnology company focused on advancing early and late-stage innovative therapies for critical conditions and diseases, today announced that it has filed a new istaroxime PCT patent application entitled, "ISTAROXIME DERIVATIVES THEREOF FOR PREVENTING OR REDUCING THE RISK OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL ARRHYTHMIA."
The patent filing expands upon data obtained from animal model testing and the istaroxime human clinical trials in acute heart failure (AHF) and early cardiogenic shock (ECS), including the latest positive Phase 2b istaroxime study in ECS patients. Istaroxime has also shown beneficial effects in rat studies with ischemia-reperfusion induced arrhythmias. Istaroxime-metabolite derivatives have shown superior properties in these models indicating their potential as promising therapeutics for the treatment of patients with ischemia needing improvement in cardiac function.
Arrythmias are irregular heartbeats that can impact the pumping function of the heart. Patients with heart failure and cardiomyopathy are at risk for arrythmias. Arrythmias in these patients can be caused by their underlying cardiac disease or by drugs used to treat the heart failure such as catecholamines. Arrythmias can impair proper filling of the heart with blood and, importantly, cardiac output to the body. Ventricular arrythmias are particularly dangerous and can be fatal.