Nadia Bouabdallaoui1, Jean-Claude Tardif2. 1. Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, Quebec, H1T1C8, Canada. 2. Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, 5000 Belanger Street, Montreal, Quebec, H1T1C8, Canada. jean-claude.tardif@icm-mhi.org.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Inflammation is involved in the initiation, progression, and destabilization of atherosclerosis. Anti-inflammatory strategies aimed at reducing residual cardiovascular (CV) risk have gained increasing interest in addition to the traditional management of risk factors. Colchicine is a potent anti-inflammatory therapy that affects the inflammasome and other targets. We will herein review the most recent evidence regarding the usefulness of colchicine in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). RECENT FINDINGS: Colchicine has recently been repurposed from its traditional use to a number of CV indications. The landmark COLCOT and LoDoCo2 trials have demonstrated that long-term use of colchicine was associated with a reduced rate of CV events in both acute and chronic presentations of CAD, with an overall good safety profile. Colchicine is emerging as a valuable, safe, and cost-effective therapy in addition to standard of care for the prevention of atherothrombotic events in CAD.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Inflammation is involved in the initiation, progression, and destabilization of atherosclerosis. Anti-inflammatory strategies aimed at reducing residual cardiovascular (CV) risk have gained increasing interest in addition to the traditional management of risk factors. Colchicine is a potent anti-inflammatory therapy that affects the inflammasome and other targets. We will herein review the most recent evidence regarding the usefulness of colchicine in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). RECENT FINDINGS:Colchicine has recently been repurposed from its traditional use to a number of CV indications. The landmark COLCOT and LoDoCo2 trials have demonstrated that long-term use of colchicine was associated with a reduced rate of CV events in both acute and chronic presentations of CAD, with an overall good safety profile. Colchicine is emerging as a valuable, safe, and cost-effective therapy in addition to standard of care for the prevention of atherothrombotic events in CAD.
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