BACKGROUND:
Colchicine has received renewed interest for its potential beneficial effects in secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. This was presumed to be primarily because...
OBJECTIVE:
To define the characteristics of children expressing the FMF phenotype under colchicine until it was ceased and to compare the clinical features of patients requiring colchicine again with the...
OBJECTIVE:
Colchicine has been found to be highly effective for the treatment of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). However, it is FDA-approved only for children older than 4 years owing to the lack...
INTRODUCTION/OBJECTIVES:
Familial Mediterranean Fever is the most common autoinflammatory disease. As chronic inflammation may result in increased arterial stiffness, we aimed to investigate indices...
BACKGROUND:
Colchicine has been used as anti-inflammatory agent in pericardial effusion (PE). We sought to perform a meta-analysis of randomized trials assessing the efficacy and safety of colchicine...
Because patients with stable coronary artery disease are at continued risk of major atherosclerotic events despite effective secondary prevention strategies, there is a need to continue to develop...
BACKGROUND:
Experimental and clinical evidence support the role of inflammation in atherosclerosis and its complications. Colchicine is an orally administered, potent antiinflammatory medication that...
OBJECTIVE:
Febuxostat has superior renal safety to allopurinol, but data on its hepatic safety are limited. Thus we compared the hepatotoxicity of febuxostat and allopurinol, and the clinical factors...
OBJECTIVE:
Colchicine may prevent both recurrent serositis attacks and secondary amyloidosis in familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Furthermore, colchicine may decrease the frequency of atrial fibrillation...