Colchicine in Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease

M. Nidorf, Stefan; T.L. Fiolet, Aernoud; Mosterd, Arend; W. Eikelboom, John; Schut, Astrid; S.J. Opstal, Tjerk; H.K. The, Salem; Xu, Xiao-Fang; A. Ireland, Mark; Lenderink, Timo; Latchem, Donald; Hoogslag, Pieter; Jerzewski, Anastazia; R Nierop, Peter; Whelan, Alan; Hendriks, Randall; P. Swart, Henk; Schaap, Jeroen; F.M. Kuijper, Aaf; W. J. van Hessen, M.; Saklani, Pradyot; Tan, Isabel; Thompson, Angus; Morton, Allison; Judkins, Chris; A. Bax, Willem; T. Dirksen, Maurits; Alings, Marco; J. Hankey, Graeme; Budgeon, Charley; G.P. Tijssen, Jan; H. Cornel, Jan; L. Thompson, Peter

doi:10.1056/nejmoa2021372

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Colchicine in Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Aug 31, 2020

Authors:

Stefan M. Nidorf

Aernoud T.L. Fiolet

Arend Mosterd

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Evidence from a recent trial has shown that the antiinflammatory effects of colchicine reduce the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with recent myocardial infarction, but evidence of such a risk reduction in patients with chronic coronary disease is limited. METHODS: In a randomi...

Subject

Colchicine

Medicine

Myocardial infarction

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