Routine colchicine administration after acute myocardial infarction may not improve outcomes, highlights study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Feb 2025 9:00 AM ISTThe largest trial to examine the impact of colchicine in acute myocardial infarction (MI) found that both acute and long-term colchicine use did not...
Colchicine may Reduce CV Event Risk with Urate-Lowering Therapy for Gout: study Dr. Shravani Dali30 Jan 2025 9:15 PM ISTColchicine may Reduce CV Event Risk with Urate-Lowering Therapy for Gout, suggests a study published in The Lancet Rheumatology.Researchers have found...
Low-Dose Colchicine Effective for Preventing Ischaemic Stroke and Atherosclerotic Events, Meta-Analysis Reveals Medha Baranwal15 Oct 2024 9:00 AM ISTNetherlands: A recent meta-analysis published in eClinicalMedicine has revealed promising findings regarding the use of colchicine for secondary...
Promising Effect of Ancient Medicine On Newly Discovered Cardiovascular Risk Factor: Studies Unravels Dr. Garima Soni2 Sept 2024 8:15 AM ISTA recent study in Nature Medicine reveals clonal hematopoiesis as a new risk factor for atherosclerosis, a key contributor to cardiovascular diseases....
Use of Low-Dose Colchicine Safe for Prevention of Coronary artery Disease, new Study Reveals Dr.Niharika Harsha B19 April 2024 8:45 PM ISTIn a recent review, researchers have shed light on the safety profile of low-dose colchicine, offering reassuring evidence for its use in secondary...
Low-dose colchicine may help prevent CV events in patients with type 2 diabetes and MI: COLCOT trial Medha Baranwal21 March 2024 7:45 PM ISTCanada: Colchicine, 0.5 mg daily, leads to a large reduction in cardiovascular (CV) events among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and a recent...
Colchicine fails to prevent atrial arrhythmia recurrence after ablation for AF, finds trial Medha Baranwal22 Dec 2023 7:00 PM ISTCanada: Colchicine administration for ten days following catheter ablation reduced post-ablation chest pain and increased diarrhoea, however, it...
Colchicine Flops in Reducing AF or Myocardial Injury Following Non-Cardiac Surgery Dr.Niharika Harsha B3 Dec 2023 6:00 PM ISTIn a quest to alleviate the risks of perioperative atrial fibrillation and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery (MINS), a recent randomized...
ESC 2023 Update: Colchicine does not reduce primary outcomes in patients undergoing major non-cardiac thoracic surgery: COP-AF trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 Aug 2023 10:30 AM ISTCanada: In patients undergoing major non-cardiac thoracic surgery, colchicine fails to significantly reduce perioperative atrial fibrillation (AF) or...
Both Colchicine and Prednisone equally effective in treating acute Pseudogout: Lancet Niveditha Subramani21 Aug 2023 8:00 PM ISTPseudogout or "false gout" is a form of arthritis that results from deposits of calcium pyrophosphate crystals. It is commonly known to affect the...
Anti inflammatory drug Colchicine may prevent atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery Niveditha Subramani30 Jun 2023 8:00 PM ISTPost-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a tenacious serious surgical complication that occur in 20-55% of cardiac surgery cases. POAF may lead to...
First: FDA approves low dose Colchicine for reduction of CV events in high risk patients Medha Baranwal22 Jun 2023 11:00 AM ISTUSA: Colchicine 0.5 mg (Lodoco) has received US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approval as the first anti-inflammatory indicated for reducing...
