A Randomized Trial of Colchicine for Acute Pericarditis
Why the study?
Does colchicine reduce the rate of incessant or recurrent pericarditis in patients with acute pericarditis?
Population
Patients with acute pericarditis
Comparison
Colchicine added to conventional… vs Conventional antiinflammatory therapy
Design
RCT
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports adjunctive colchicine in acute pericarditis; extends prior evidence and may update guidelines.
Structured PICO
Does colchicine reduce the rate of incessant or recurrent pericarditis in patients with acute pericarditis?
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Population
Patients with acute pericarditis
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Intervention
Colchicine added to conventional antiinflammatory therapy
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Comparator
Conventional antiinflammatory therapy
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Outcome
Rate of incessant or recurrent pericarditiscomposite
In patients with acute pericarditis, the addition of colchicine to conventional antiinflammatory therapy significantly reduces the risk of incessant or recurrent pericarditis.
Cite This Study
Imazio et al. (2013) studied this question.