Why the study?
Do xanthine drugs (theobromine and theophylline) cause coronary vasodilation and improve symptoms in patients with angina pectoris?
Population
Patients with angina pectoris and experimental models
Design
Review
Authors
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Xanthine drugs may merit reevaluation in angina; leaves open confirmation in contemporary randomized trials.
Do xanthine drugs (theobromine and theophylline) cause coronary vasodilation and improve symptoms in patients with angina pectoris?
Xanthine drugs demonstrate potent coronary vasodilatory properties in experimental models and may be effective in treating angina pectoris.
G. Leroy (1941) studied this question.