title: [Recent acquisitions on the pharmacology and therapeutic uses of theophylline with special reference to cardiovascular effects].
abstract: The authors review clinical indications for the use of theophylline, its pharmacological properties and the most recent acquisitions concerning its pharmacokinetics and mechanism of action. Special attention has been devoted to the effects of this 1,3-dimethylxanthine on the cardiovascular apparatus in relation to a possible antianginal activity.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Farmacologia Sperimentale e Clinica, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università di Napoli.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy; D001049:Apnea / Q000188:drug therapy; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009420:Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects; D013806:Theophylline / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D013806:Theophylline
vernacular_title: Recenti acquisizioni sulla farmacologia e sugli impieghi terapeutici della teofillina con particolare riferimento agli effetti cardiovascolari.