The Role of Colchicine in Pericardial Syndromes

Authors: George Lazaros 1, Massimo Imazio 2, Antonio Brucato 3, Charalambos Vlachopoulos 1, Emilia Lazarou 1, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos 4, Dimitris Tousoulis 1PMID: 29336245 DOI: 10.2174/1381612824666180116101823 Curr Pharm Des . 2018;24(6):702-709. doi: 10.2174/1381612824666180116101823. Abstract Background: Colchicine is an old drug originally employed for the treatment of inflammatory disorders…[...]

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Colchicine Treatment for Recurrent Pericarditis

A Decade of Experience Authors: Y. Adler, Y. Finkelstein, J. Guindo, A. Rodriguez de la Serna, Y. Shoenfeld, A. Bayes-Genis, A. Sagie, A. Bayes de Luna and D. H. SpodickOriginally published2 Jun 1998 https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.97.21.2183 Circulation. 1998;97:2183–2185 Abstract Background—The most…[...]

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Association of Myocarditis With BNT162b2 Messenger RNA COVID-19 Vaccine in a Case Series of Children

Authors: Audrey Dionne, MD1,2; Francesca Sperotto, MD1,2; Stephanie Chamberlain1,2; et alAnnette L. Baker, MSN, CPNP1,2; Andrew J. Powell, MD1,2; Ashwin Prakash, MD1,2; Daniel A. Castellanos, MD1,2; Susan F. Saleeb, MD1,2; Sarah D. de Ferranti, MD, MPH1,2; Jane W. Newburger, MD, MPH1,2; Kevin G. Friedman, MD1,2 JAMA Cardiol. 2021;6(12):1446-1450. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2021.347 Question  What are the findings on cardiac imaging in children with myocarditis after COVID-19…[...]

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Myocarditis following mRNA vaccination against SARS-CoV-2, a case series

Authors:William W.KingaMatthew R.PetersenaRalph M.MatarbJeffery B.BudwegaLydaCuervo PardocJohn W.Petersenb American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice Volume 8, August 2021, 100042 Abstract Introduction mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have emerged as a new form…[...]

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