Rationale and design of the COPPS trial: A randomised, placebo-controlled, multicentre study on the use of colchicine for the primary prevention of postpericardiotomy syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1044-1048

  Imazio, Massimo ^a   Cecchi, Enrico ^a   Demichelis, Brunella ^a   Chinaglia, Alessandra ^a   Coda, Luisella ^a   Ghisio, Aldo ^a   Demarie, Daniela ^a   Ierna, Salvatore ^a   Trinchero, Rita ^a  

^a MARIA VITTORIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Pericarditis; Postpericardiotomy syndrome; Prevention

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HEART TAMPONADE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAPSE; ADULT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEART SURGERY; ITALY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; COLCHICINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; POSTPERICARDIOTOMY SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38449108572     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e32801da148     Document Type: Article

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