The effect of colchicine on pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation by serial coronary CT angiography: A substudy of the Ekstrom trial

By afschroeder • July 6, 2026

Colasurdo JR, Mora R, Verghese D, Bhandari M, Irannejad K, Punnanithinont N, Iskander B, Garikapati V, Kinninger A, Roy S, Budoff M, Lakshmanan S. The effect of colchicine on pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation by serial coronary CT angiography: A substudy of the Ekstrom trial. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Mar 24;29:101572. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2026.101572. PMID: 42403465; PMCID: PMC13329530.

Tags: Atherosclerosis, Cardiology/Epi, Colchicine, Coronary CT angiography, General Internal Medicine, Harbor UCLA, Inflammation, Peri coronary adipose tissue, Publications, Resident

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