Method of treating cardiovascular events using colchicine concurrently with an antiplatelet agent
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1. A method of treating and/or reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject, the method comprising:
- administering colchicine, a salt thereof, and/or any combination thereof to a subject at risk of a cardiovascular event or who has had a cardiovascular event;
wherein the cardiovascular event is acute coronary syndrome, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, or noncardioembolic ischemic stroke.
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Methods of treating and/or preventing a cardiovascular event in a patient, the method comprising orally administering a colchicine to a patient who is receiving concurrent treatment with at least one antiplatelet agent, thereby treating and/or preventing the cardiovascular event in the patient are provided.
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1. A method of treating and/or reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event in a subject, the method comprising:
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administering colchicine, a salt thereof, and/or any combination thereof to a subject at risk of a cardiovascular event or who has had a cardiovascular event; wherein the cardiovascular event is acute coronary syndrome, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, or noncardioembolic ischemic stroke. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of treating and/or reducing the risk of acute coronary syndrome, out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and/or noncardioembolic ischemic stroke in a human subject administered at least one of an antiplatelet agent, an anticoagulant agent, and an thrombolytic agent, the method comprising administering about 0.5 mg to about 0.75 mg of colchicine, a salt thereof, and/or any combination thereof to the subject.
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31. A method of treating and/or reducing the risk of a cardiovascular event, which comprises administering about 0.5 mg to about 0.75 mg of colchicine, a salt thereof, and/or any combination thereof to a human subject,
wherein the human subject is concurrently administered an antiplatelet agent, an anticoagulant agent, a thrombolytic agent, or any combination thereof; -
wherein the cardiovascular event is acute coronary syndrome, cardiac arrest, or noncardio-embolic ischemic stroke; wherein acute coronary syndrome is acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina; wherein cardiac arrest is associated with asystole, ventricular tachycardia, or ventricular fibrillation; and wherein noncardio-embolic ischemic stroke is not attributable to atrial fibrillation or intracranial hemorrhage.
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