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Article: Colchicine for Acute Pericarditis.

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December 1, 2005
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Colchicine for Acute Pericarditis

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By Michael H. Crawford, MD, Dr. Crawford is a Professor of Medicine, and Chief of Clinical Cardiology, at the University of California, San Francisco; and he is the Editor of Clinical Cardiology Alert.

Synopsis: Colchicine added to conventional therapy for acute pericarditis reduced the recurrence rate and corticosteroids increased it.

Source: Imazio M, et al. Colchicine in Addition to Conventional Therapy for Acute Pericarditis: Results of the COlchicine for Acute PEricarditis (COPE) Trial. Circulation. 2005:112:2012-2016.

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