• JAMA · Sep 2016

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    Colchicine and Prevention of Cardiovascular Events.

    • Lars G Hemkens, Hannah Ewald, and Matthias Briel.
    • Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
    • JAMA. 2016 Sep 13; 316 (10): 1106-7.

    Clinical QuestionIs continuous long-term treatment with colchicine associated with lower rates of all-cause mortality and myocardial infarction and higher rates of adverse events?Bottom LineContinuous long-term treatment with colchicine may be associated with lower rates of myocardial infarction, but may be associated with higher rates of gastrointestinal adverse events.

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