| abstract |
The invention relates to methods of treating patients who have suffered an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with a therapeutic that has anti-fibrotic effects, for example, pirfenidone and analogs thereof The method of treating a patient who has suffered an acute myocardial infarction may include administering to the patient a therapeutically effective dose of a therapeutic having an anti-fibrotic effect, wherein optionally the treatment is initiated at a time period about 1 to 42 days after suffering the AMI, and optionally continues for up to 3 to 6 months |