Inflammation plays a prominent role in the development of atherosclerosis and other
cardiovascular diseases, and anti-inflammatory agents may improve cardiovascular …

Pericarditis refers to the inflammation of the pericardial layers, resulting from a variety of
stimuli triggering a stereotyped immune response, and characterized by chest pain …

Colchicine is a unique, sophisticated anti-inflammatory agent that has been used for
decades for the prevention of acute inflammatory flares in gout and familial Mediterranean …

Abstract Purpose of Review Since 2015, when ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and
management of pericardial diseases were published, ongoing research has enhanced the …

Aims Colchicine has an emerging role in the cardiovascular field, although, concerns for
side effects, especially gastrointestinal, limit its prescription. We aimed at evaluating …

Colchicine is one of the oldest drugs in medicine. Traditionally used to treat and prevent
gouty attacks, it has been introduced into cardiovascular medicine for the treatment and …

Colchicine is an old, inexpensive, and relatively safe anti-inflammatory drug traditionally
used in gout and over the last 50 years in familial Mediterranean fever. A search of all high …

Abstract Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) may result in serious complications involving
several organ systems, including myocardial tissue. An exaggerated host inflammatory …

Aim: Colchicine, a microtubule-disassembling (antitubulin) agent used for centuries for the
treatment of gout and autoimmune diseases, is a drug of growing interest in the …

Well known in past centuries as a herbal remedy for osteoarticular pain and commonly used
in the treatment of gout and familial Mediterranean fever, colchicine has an emerging role in …