The Cold Truth of COLCOT

Dr. Toby Trujillo discusses the COLCOT trial.

Episode Breakdown:

0:00-0:40: Intro

0:41-1:30: Introduction of Dr. Toby Trujillo

1:31-3:56: COLCOT overview

3:57-4:50: Toby’s initial thoughts

4:51-6:08: Anti-inflammatory agents

6:09-7:09: Pneumonia?

7:10-8:29: Baseline Management of Patients

8:30-10:15: Who is the niche colchicine patient?

10:16-12:05: Drug burden and cost

12:06-13:03: Follow-up period

13:04-13:59: Final thoughts

14:00-14:44: Closing

References:

  • COLCOT Trial: Tardif J, Kouz S, Water DD, et al. Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Colchicine after Myocardial Infarction. N Engl J Med 2019;381:2497-505.
  • CANTOS Trial: Ridker PM, Everett BM, Thuren T, et al. Antiinflammatory therapy with canakinumab for atherosclerotic disease. N Engl J Med 2017;377:1119-31.
  • CIRT Trial: Ridker PM, Everett BM, Pradhan A, et al. Low-dose methotrexate for the prevention of atherosclerotic events. N Engl J Med 2019;380:752-62.
  • LoDoCo Trial: Nidorf SM, Eikelboom JW, Budgeon CA, Thompson PL. Low-dose colchicine for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013;61:404-10.

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