A medication traditionally used to treat gout is also effective at treating recurrent pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac-like covering around the heart, according to new research. A medication ...

Although colchicine has been shown to be beneficial in patients with recurrent pericarditis, which is thought to have a large inflammatory component related to an immune response, until now its ...

August 28, 2011 (Paris, France) — Italian researchers have shown that colchicine, when given in addition to conventional therapy, prevents recurrent episodes of pericarditis [1]. "Colchicine appears ...

Colchicine, when given in addition to conventional therapy, was more effective than placebo in reducing the incidence of recurrence and the persistence of symptoms of pericarditis in a randomised ...

Every effort should be made to control the attack using only aspirin or NSAIDs, eventually adding colchicine 0.5–1.2 mg/day. In the outpatient, the recommended dosages of aspirin/NSAID should be used, ...

Historical use of colchicine, or its precursors, dates back several thousand years, with reports appearing in records from ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Arabic physicians. Although colchicine has been ...

Purpose: A review of published data on the safety and efficacy of colchicine therapy for primary and secondary prevention of pericarditis is presented. Summary Colchicine has been used effectively as ...

The findings of a small preliminary study have suggested that colchicine could prove valuable as first-line therapy for new-onset acute pericarditis as an adjunct to conventional treatments. The ...

Until further studies are available to suggest otherwise, the routine use of colchicine in combination with other standard therapies for nonidiopathic pericarditis might be a reasonable treatment for ...

ESC: Colchicine Effective for Acute Pericarditis Colchicine is more effective than placebo in reducing the risk of incessant or recurrent pericarditis in patients with acute pericarditis. (HealthDay ...

WASHINGTON (March 30, 2014) — A medication traditionally used to treat gout is also effective at treating recurrent pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac-like covering around the heart, according ...

Colchicine, when given in addition to conventional therapy, was more effective than placebo in reducing the incidence of recurrence and the persistence of symptoms of pericarditis in a randomised ...