Pericardial diseases can present clinically as acute pericarditis, pericardial effusion, cardiac
tamponade, and constrictive pericarditis. Patients can subsequently develop chronic or …

The management of pericardial diseases is largely empir-ical because of the relative lack of
randomized trials. The first published guidelines1, 2 are a first attempt to organize current …

Background—Colchicine is effective and safe for the treatment and prevention of recurrent
pericarditis and might ultimately serve as the initial mode of treatment, especially in …

It is over 50 years since the discovery of microtubules, and they have become one of the
most important drug targets for anti-cancer therapies. Microtubules are predominantly …

Background Colchicine seems to be a good drug for treating recurrences of pericarditis after
conventional treatment failure, but no clinical trial has tested the effects of colchicine as first …

Gout continues to be a health problem around the world despite the availability of effective
therapies. Although the prevalence is influenced by genetic factors, the associations of …

Aims No drug has been proven efficacious to prevent the post-pericardiotomy syndrome
(PPS), but colchicine seems safe and effective for the treatment and prevention of …

Colchicine (COL) has been used in medicine for a long time. It is well recognized as a valid
therapy in acute flares of gouty arthritis, familial Mediterranean fever (FMF), Behçet's …

Background: Gout is the most common cause of inflammatory arthritis in men aged> 40
years and is frequently encountered in clinical practice. Objective: The goal of this article …

As a result of accumulated experience from the past generations, today, all the world's
cultures have an extensive knowledge of herbal medicine. In recent years, ethno medicinal …