Meta-analysis for the value of colchicine for the therapy of pericarditis and of postpericardiotomy syndrome

Abstract 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 in patients with pericarditis or postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS). Methods In the systemati...

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Main Authors: Leon L. Lutschinger, Angelos G. Rigopoulos, Peter Schlattmann, Marios Matiakis, Daniel Sedding, Paul Christian Schulze, Michel Noutsias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-019-1190-4