Why the study?
Does intravenous theophylline improve working capacity in patients with ischaemic heart disease and stable angina?
Population
n=8 patients with ischaemic heart disease, receiving no medication, with stable effort-provoked angina…
Comparison
Intravenous administration of theophylline vs Intravenous administration of placebo
Design
RCT, randomized cross-over, double-blind
Authors
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Intravenous theophylline improves exercise tolerance in stable angina; confirms benefit for working capacity in ischaemic heart disease.
Does intravenous theophylline improve working capacity in patients with ischaemic heart disease and stable angina?
Intravenous theophylline significantly improves exercise tolerance and reduces ST depression in patients with stable angina.
Edlund et al. (1988) studied this question.
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