Tag Archives: ischemic chronic cardiopathy

Colchicina post infarto: buenos resultados y costo-efectivo

Reducing Chronic Inflammation in Atherosclerosis with an Old Drug

Reducing Chronic Inflammation in Atherosclerosis with an Old Drug

Inflammation plays a crucial role in atherosclerosis progression. Recently, the COLCOT study has shown the benefits of colchicine in cardiovascular events.  This good old drug has an inflammatory effect which attenuates the NLRP3 cascade. This explains its effect on uric acid crystals in gout, which might be the same on atherosclerosis cholesterol crystals.  This study

Revascularización vs tratamiento médico inicial en pacientes crónicos

EuroPCR 2020 | Revascularization vs. Initial Medical Treatment in Chronic Patients

There is no survival advantage with invasive coronary revascularization over initial medical treatment in patients with chronic coronary artery disease.  However, revascularization did reduce the incidence of unstable angina and its symptoms, according to this new meta-analysis published in Circulation and presented virtually at EuroPCR 2020. There was no significant difference in spontaneous infarctions overall, but

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