Letter Regarding Article by Imazio et al, “Colchicine in Addition to Conventional Therapy for Acute Pericarditis”
Population
Patients with acute pericarditis
Design
Editorial
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Corticosteroids should be avoided in acute pericarditis as they favor recurrence, and coadministration of colchicine and macrolides should be avoided due to severe side effects.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with acute pericarditis
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Intervention
Colchicine, corticosteroids, or macrolides
Corticosteroids should be avoided in acute pericarditis as they favor recurrence, and coadministration of colchicine and macrolides should be avoided due to severe side effects.
Cite This Study
Brucato et al. (2006) studied this question.