Patent ID: 9662406
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. A method of chemically inducing stress and diagnosing myocardial perfusion abnormalities in a mammal, comprising: (a) selecting a dose of Apadenoson between about 76-175 μg on a basis that is independent of the weight of the mammal to whom the dose will be administered; (b) administering to said mammal, via bolus, the dose of Apadenoson as a unit dose comprising Apadenson and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and (c) performing a technique to detect the presence of coronary artery stenoses in the mammal, to assess the severity of coronary artery stenoses in the mammal, or a combination thereof, so as to diagnose myocardial perfusion abnormalities in said mammal.