Colchicine effectively and safely treats acute pericarditis and prevents and treats recurrent pericarditides

Heart

Volumn 98, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1035-1036

  Spodick, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; COLCHICINE; CORTICOSTEROID; INDOMETACIN; PLACEBO; ROSUVASTATIN; TRIAMCINOLONE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILIAL MEDITERRANEAN FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDIOTOMY; PERICARDITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ACUTE DISEASE; COLCHICINE; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HUMANS; PERICARDITIS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862882371     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2012-301833     Document Type: Editorial

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