Colchicine in acute pericarditis: A new standard?

Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 104, Issue 8-9, 2011, Pages 425-427

  Meurin, Philippe ^a   Tabet, Jean Yves ^a  

^a Centre de Réadaptation Cardiaque de la Brie   (France)

Author keywords

Colchicine; Pericarditis; Tamponade

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; IBUPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUTE PERICARDITIS; CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS PERICARDITIS;

EID: 80053212364     PISSN: 18752136     EISSN: 18752128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.06.002     Document Type: Article

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