Colchicine after pulmonary vein isolation to prevent the early recurrence of atrial fibrillation: Mollifying an inflammatory response?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1797-1798

  Marcus, Gregory M ^a   Hsu, Jonathan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; atrial fibrillation; colchicine; inflammation; pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; COLCHICINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLACEBO;

BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY RECURRENCE AFTER ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIVER TOXICITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 84867885597     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.032     Document Type: Editorial

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