Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutic dosing regimens utilizing a dose reduction strategy for treating disorders characterized by marked elevations of low density protein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the plasma of a patient. The subject therapeutic dosing regimens involve delivering as a single administration or plurality of administrations of an anti-proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) antagonist antibody as an initial dose of at least about 100 mg, and delivering as a single administration or plurality of administrations at a subsequent dose in an amount that is about the same as the initial dose, or at least half the initial dose after the patient has a LDL-C level at or below about 25, 20, 15 or 10 mg/dL, preferably at or below 10 mg/dL.

Abstract: The present invention relates to therapeutic dosing regimens utilizing a dose reduction strategy for treating disorders characterized by marked elevations of low density protein cholesterol (LDL-C) in the plasma of a patient. The subject therapeutic dosing regimens involve delivering as a single administration or plurality of administrations of an anti-proprotein convertase subtilisin kexin type 9 (PCSK9) antagonist antibody as an initial dose of at least about 100 mg, and delivering as a single administration or plurality of administrations at a subsequent dose in an amount that is about the same as the initial dose, or at least half the initial dose after the patient has a LDL-C level at or below about 25, 20, 15 or 10 mg/dL, preferably at or below 10 mg/dL.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for reducing morbidity and/or mortality in a mammal with congestive heart failure due to non-ischemic etiology comprising administering amlodipine or a pharmaceutically acceptable amlodipine acid addition salt, and, optionally, a diuretic and/or digoxin. The invention further relates to methods for treating patients with congestive heart failure due to non-ischemic etiology, comprising administering a non-ischemic congestive heart failure treating amount of amlodipine or a pharmaceutically acceptable amlodipine salt and, optionally, a diuretic and/or digoxin. The invention also provides a kit which comprises a container means and a) amlodipine and a diuretic, b) amlodipine and digoxin, or c) amlodipine, digoxin and a diuretic; and a kit which comprises a container means and a) amlodipine, an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and a diuretic, b) amlodipine, an ACE inhibitor and digoxin, or c) amlodipine, an ACE inhibitor, digoxin and a diuretic.