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Drivers of mortality in patients with chronic coronary disease in the low-dose colchicine 2 trial

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Low-dose colchicine significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic coronary disease. An increase of non-cardiovascular death raised concerns about its safety. This study reports cause-specific mortality and baseline predictors of mortality in the Low-Dose Colchicine 2 (LoDoCo2) trial. METHODS: Patients with chronic coronary disease were randomly allocated to colchicine 0.5 mg once daily or placebo …

Authors

Opstal TSJ; Nidorf SM; Fiolet ATL; Eikelboom JW; Mosterd A; Bax WA; Budgeon CA; Ronner E; Prins FJ; Tijssen JGP

Journal

International Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 372, , pp. 1–5

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

2 2023

DOI

10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.12.026

ISSN

0167-5273