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Editorial
. 2017 Dec;9(12):4922-4925.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.11.96.

The Canakinumab Antiinflammatory Thrombosis Outcome Study trial-the starting gun has fired

David Crossman  1 , Alexander Rothman  2
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Editorial

The Canakinumab Antiinflammatory Thrombosis Outcome Study trial-the starting gun has fired

David Crossman et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Dec.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease.
    Ridker PM, Everett BM, Thuren T, MacFadyen JG, Chang WH, Ballantyne C, Fonseca F, Nicolau J, Koenig W, Anker SD, Kastelein JJP, Cornel JH, Pais P, Pella D, Genest J, Cifkova R, Lorenzatti A, Forster T, Kobalava Z, Vida-Simiti L, Flather M, Shimokawa H, Ogawa H, Dellborg M, Rossi PRF, Troquay RPT, Libby P, Glynn RJ; CANTOS Trial Group. Ridker PM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2017 Sep 21;377(12):1119-1131. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1707914. Epub 2017 Aug 27. N Engl J Med. 2017. PMID: 28845751 Clinical Trial.

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