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Colchicine found to improve cardiovascular outcome in diabetes patients

▲Image source: Getty Image Bank. [메디칼업저버 박선혜 기자] Colchicine (product name: Rhodoco) has been found to improve the cardiovascular outcome of patients with type 2 diabetes (hereinafter referred to as diabetes) who have had a myocardial infarction. As a result of the COLCOT subanalysis evaluating the effect of colchicine, developed as an anti-inflammatory agent, on […]

Controversy regarding the cardiovascular safety of testosterone replacement therapy

[메디칼업저버 박선혜 기자] The cardiovascular safety debate surrounding testosterone replacement therapy is expected to be settled. In a study of hypogonadal men with a history or high risk of cardiovascular disease, testosterone replacement therapy did not increase the risk of major cardiovascular events compared with placebo. The study, called TRAVERSE, was conducted in 2015 when […]