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This is a critical appraisal of a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial on the effects of colchicine to patients with chronic coronary disease. A clinical scenario was presented to determine the applicability of the trial to an actual patient from the general population. The evaluation method followed the population (P), intervention (I), comparison (C), outcome (O) design. Overall, the appraisal revealed that all valdiity criteria were met in this study. The trial provide evidence suggesting that inflammation plays a causal role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and related complications and that interventions to mitigate inflammation, like the colchicine, may reduce the risk of cardiovascular events.
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Material Type:
- Case Study
- Author:
- Charlie Falguera
- Date Added:
- 01/29/2023