Investigation on Colchicine for Acute Pericarditis: A multicenter randomized placebo-controlled trial evaluating the clinical benefits of colchicine as adjunct to conventional therapy in the treatment and prevention of pericarditis; study design amd rationale

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 613-617

  Imazio, Massimo ^a   Cecchi, Enrico ^a   Ierna, Salvatore ^a   Trinchero, Rita ^a  

^a MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colchicines; Pericarditis; Prevention; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COLCHICINE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART TAMPONADE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERICARDITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REMISSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; COLCHICINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; PERICARDITIS; PERICARDITIS, CONSTRICTIVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547691144     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/01.JCM.0000281702.46359.07     Document Type: Article

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