Background—Despite advances in medical, surgical, and critical care interventions, infective
endocarditis remains a disease that is associated with considerable morbidity and mortality …

Aims Recent randomized trials demonstrated a benefit of low-dose colchicine added to
guideline-based treatment in patients with recent myocardial infarction or chronic coronary …

A prospective longitudinal diffusion‐weighted and perfusion‐weighted magnetic resonance
imaging (DWI/PWI) study of stroke patients (n= 21) at five distinct time points was performed …

Background: Inflammation plays a crucial role in clinical manifestations and complications of
acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Colchicine, a commonly used treatment for gout, has …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Serial study of such MR parameters as diffusion-weighted
imaging (DWI), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), ADC with fluid-attenuated inversion …

Background and Purpose—Although diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) has demonstrated clear
superiority over other conventional imaging modalities in the detection of hyperacute …

Background Knowledge of the natural evolution of ischemic brain lesions may be a crucial
aspect in the assessment of future stroke therapies. Objective To establish daily changes of …

From the dark history of being a poison and purgative, colchicine has risen to become one of
the few irrefutable positives in the history of pharmacology in the management of myriad …

Background and Purpose—A method for identifying patients at increased risk for developing
secondary hemorrhagic transformation (HT) after acute ischemic stroke could be of …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Angioplasty and stent placement have been reported for
the treatment of intracranial stenosis. This study was undertaken to assess the efficacy and …