Does colchicine therapy reduce the recurrence rate in patients with a first episode of recurrent pericarditis?
Colchicine therapy significantly decreases the recurrence rate in patients experiencing their first episode of recurrent pericarditis compared to conventional treatment.
Colchicine therapy led to a clinically important and statistically significant benefit over conventional treatment, decreasing the recurrence rate in patients with a first episode of recurrent pericarditis.
Imazio et al. (Mon,) studied this question.