PHILADELPHIA, PA—Colchicine, given orally prior to PCI in an all-comers population, does not reduce procedure-related myocardial injury, but does appear to attenuate the inflammatory response, results ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Secondary prevention of CVD with colchicine is a major focus for the cardiology community, especially after ...

BASEL, Switzerland—Low-dose colchicine doesn’t significantly reduce MACE in patients who have had a nonsevere ischemic stroke or high-risk TIA, according to the results of the CONVINCE trial. Through ...

Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) consisting of aspirin plus a P2Y 12 inhibitor has been the standard of care to prevent thrombotic events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the research summary written on behalf of the LoDoCo2 Steering Committee, researchers said the self-assembly ...

A medication traditionally used to treat gout is also effective at treating recurrent pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac-like covering around the heart, according to new research. A medication ...

In COVID-19 patients, gout drug colchicine can reduce duration of oxygen therapy and hospital stay. Colchicine can be added to standard treatment for moderate to severe COVID-19 patients. In COVID-19 ...

Colchicine is a generic prescription medication used to prevent gout flares and treat familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) in adults and certain children. Like most drugs, colchicine can cause side ...

IMPROVEMENT from colchicine therapy in patients with arthritic symptoms has always been accepted as indicative of gout. 1–3 Other arthritides supposedly have not responded satisfactorily to this ...

Colchicine is one of the oldest medicines with potent anti-inflammatory functions, widely used to treat rheumatic diseases such as gout, calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPDD), and familial ...

Colchicine oral tablet is available as both a generic and brand-name drug. Brand name Colcrys. It also comes in capsules that are also available as both a generic and brand-name drug. Brand name: ...