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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Age- and Sex-Specific Incidence of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Associated With Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 Vaccination

Authors: Aneel A. Ashrani, MD, MS1; Daniel J. Crusan, BS2; Tanya Petterson, MS2; et al JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(1):80-83. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.6352 Recent reports1-4 suggest a possible association between Ad26.COV2.S (Johnson & Johnson/Janssen) COVID-19 vaccination and cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST). Estimates of…[...]

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Efficacy of Ivermectin Treatment on Disease Progression Among Adults With Mild to Moderate COVID-19 and Comorbidities

The I-TECH Randomized Clinical Trial Authors: Steven Chee Loon Lim, MRCP1; Chee Peng Hor, MSc2,3; Kim Heng Tay, MRCP4; et al JAMA Intern Med. Published online February 18, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.0189 Key Points Question  Does adding ivermectin, an inexpensive and widely available…[...]

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Management of urticaria in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review

Authors: Eyad Abuelgasim,Ann Christine Modaragamage Dona,Rajan Singh Sondh,Amer Harky First published: 28 September 2020 https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14328 Abstract The global pandemic COVID-19 has resulted in significant global morbidity, mortality and increased healthcare demands.…[...]

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COVID‐19‐induced endotheliitis: emerging evidence and possible therapeutic strategies

Authors: Eleonora Calabretta, 1 , 12 Jose M. Moraleda, 2 Massimo Iacobelli, 3 Ruben Jara, 4 Israel Vlodavsky, 5 Peter O’Gorman, 6 Antonio Pagliuca, 7 Clifton Mo, 8 Rebecca M. Baron, 9 Alessio Aghemo, 10 , 12 Robert Soiffer, 8 Jawed Fareed, 11 Carmelo Carlo‐Stella, 1 , 12 , * and Paul Richardson 8 , * Br J Haematol. 2021 Apr; 193(1): 43–51.Published online…[...]

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