Colchicine in ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction

Summary

* There is evidence that inflammatory processes may play detrimental role during the acute phase of myocardial infarction * The hypothesis of this study is that colchicine, by its anti-inflammatory action, may lead to reduction in infarct size, when administered during the acute phase of myocardial infarction

Timeline

Start

2013-07

Primary completion

2015-04

Completion

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Publications

• Deftereos S, Giannopoulos G, Angelidis C, Alexopoulos N, Filippatos G, Papoutsidakis N, Sianos G, Goudevenos J, Alexopoulos D, Pyrgakis V, Cleman MW, Manolis AS, Tousoulis D, Lekakis J. Anti-Inflammatory Treatment With Colchicine in Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Pilot Study. Circulation. 2015 Oct 13;132(15):1395-403. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017611. Epub 2015 Aug 11.

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