Abstract: Use and methods of use of natriuretic peptide mimetics which bind to and activate natriuretic peptide receptor A in patients with a defect, condition, syndrome, disease or mutation resulting in a functional active ANP99-126 deficiency, for treatment or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to hypertension, acute coronary syndrome, cardiomyopathy, cardiac remodeling, left-ventricular hypertrophy, congestive heart failure, heart failure, high blood pressure and coronary artery disease, including use of mimetics with a plurality of amino acid residues and at least one amino acid surrogate of formula I: where R, R?, Q, Y, W, Z, J, x and n are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: Use and methods of use of natriuretic peptide mimetics which bind to and activate natriuretic peptide receptor A in patients with a defect, condition, syndrome, disease or mutation resulting in a functional active ANP99-126 deficiency, for treatment or prophylaxis of cardiovascular disease, including but not limited to hypertension, acute coronary syndrome, cardiomyopathy, cardiac remodeling, left-ventricular hypertrophy, congestive heart failure, heart failure, high blood pressure and coronary artery disease, including use of mimetics with a plurality of amino acid residues and at least one amino acid surrogate of formula I: where R, R?, Q, Y, W, Z, J, x and n are as defined in the specification.