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Colchicine in cardiac disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract

BackgroundColchicine has unique anti-inflammatory properties that may be beneficial in various cardiovascular conditions. This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examines this issue.MethodsWe searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Database from inception to June 2014 for RCTs using colchicine in adult patients with cardiac diseases. Results were pooled using random effects.Results15 RCTs (n = 3431 …

Authors

Verma S; Eikelboom JW; Nidorf SM; Al-Omran M; Gupta N; Teoh H; Friedrich JO

Journal

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, Vol. 15, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

12 2015

DOI

10.1186/s12872-015-0068-3

ISSN

1471-2261