The efficacy of colchicine in the treatment of recurrent pericarditis related to postcardiac injury (postpericardiotomy and postinfarcted) syndrome: A multicenter analysis

HeartDrug

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 141-144

  Tenenbaum, Alexander ^a   Koren Morag, Nira ^b   Spodick, David H ^c   Brucato, Antonio ^d   Bayes de Luna, Antoni ^e   Brambilla, Giovanni ^e   Fisman, Enrique Z ^a   Artom, Galit ^a   Guindo, Joseph ^e   Bayes Genis, Antoni ^e   Schwammenthal, Ehud ^a   Adler, Yehuda ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^e HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Pericarditis; Postcardiac injury syndrome; Postmyocardial infarction syndrome; Postpericardiotomy syndrome

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRESSLER SYNDROME; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERICARDIOTOMY; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE;

EID: 4344591398     PISSN: 14229528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000079123     Document Type: Article

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