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Antirheumatic drugs for cardiovascular disease prevention: the case for colchicine
We summarised four pivotal Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) with antirheumatic drugs on the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. The favourable effects of canakinumab and colchicine confirm (low-grade) inflammation as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. While colchicin...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7970260/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33727219 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2020-001560 |
Sumario: | We summarised four pivotal Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) with antirheumatic drugs on the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. The favourable effects of canakinumab and colchicine confirm (low-grade) inflammation as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular events. While colchicine might be the first drug in the clinic, we expect that this is only the first in a future series of anti-inflammatory drugs used in secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. |
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