Cargando…
A meta-analysis on the efficacy of oral theophylline in patients with stable COPD
BACKGROUND: Theophylline is a nonspecific inhibitor of phosphodiesterases that, despite exerting bronchodilator and anti-inflammatory effects, is a third-line therapy rarely used to treat chronic airflow limitation. We wished to evaluate the efficacy of oral theophylline as measured by improvements...
| Autores principales: | , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
| Publicado: |
Dove Medical Press
2006
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2707158/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18046863 |