Effect of oral aminophylline in patients with angina and normal coronary arteriograms (cardiac syndrome X)

Heart

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 523-526

  Elliott, Perry M ^a   Krzyzowska Dickinson, Katarzyna ^a   Calvino, Ramon ^a   Hann, Carole ^a   Kaski, Juan Carlos ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Aminophylline; Syndrome X

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMINOPHYLLINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ST SEGMENT; SYNDROME X;

EID: 0030847122     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.77.6.523     Document Type: Article

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