Colchicine Use Is Associated with Decreased Prevalence of Myocardial Infarction in Patients with Gout

OBJECTIVE: The ability of antiinflammatory strategies to alter cardiovascular risk has not been rigorously examined. Colchicine is an antiinflammatory agent that affects macrophages, neutrophils, and endothelial cells, all of which are implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease. We exa...

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Main Authors: Crittenden, Daria B., Lehmann, R. Aaron, Schneck, Laura, Keenan, Robert T., Shah, Binita, Greenberg, Jeffrey D., Cronstein, Bruce N., Sedlis, Steven P., Pillinger, Michael H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3733459/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22660810
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.111533
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