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Editorial
. 2020 Dec;50(12):e13424.
doi: 10.1111/eci.13424. Epub 2020 Oct 29.

Repurposing Colchicine to Combat Residual Cardiovascular Risk: The LoDoCo2 Trial

Simon Kraler  1 , Florian A Wenzl  2 , Thomas F Lüscher  1   3
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Editorial

Repurposing Colchicine to Combat Residual Cardiovascular Risk: The LoDoCo2 Trial

Simon Kraler et al. Eur J Clin Invest. 2020 Dec.
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  • Colchicine in Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease.
    Nidorf SM, Fiolet ATL, Mosterd A, Eikelboom JW, Schut A, Opstal TSJ, The SHK, Xu XF, Ireland MA, Lenderink T, Latchem D, Hoogslag P, Jerzewski A, Nierop P, Whelan A, Hendriks R, Swart H, Schaap J, Kuijper AFM, van Hessen MWJ, Saklani P, Tan I, Thompson AG, Morton A, Judkins C, Bax WA, Dirksen M, Alings M, Hankey GJ, Budgeon CA, Tijssen JGP, Cornel JH, Thompson PL; LoDoCo2 Trial Investigators. Nidorf SM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 Nov 5;383(19):1838-1847. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2021372. Epub 2020 Aug 31. N Engl J Med. 2020. PMID: 32865380 Clinical Trial.

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