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The COLchicine Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (COLCOT) demonstrated the benefits of targeting inflammation after myocardial infarction (MI). We aimed to determine whether time-to-treatment initiation (TTI) influences the beneficial impact of colchicine.Methods and results
In COLCOT, patients were randomly assigned to receive colchicine or placebo within 30?days post-MI. Time-to-treatment initiation was defined as the length of time between the index MI and the initiation of study medication. The primary efficacy endpoint was a composite of cardiovascular death, resuscitated cardiac arrest, MI, stroke, or urgent hospitalization for angina requiring coronary revascularization. The relationship between endpoints and various TTI (<3, 4-7 and >8?days) was examined using multivariable Cox regression models. Amongst the 4661 patients included in this analysis, there were 1193, 720, and 2748 patients, respectively, in the three TTI strata. After a median follow-up of 22.7?months, there was a significant reduction in the incidence of the primary endpoint for patients in whom colchicine was initiated < Day 3 compared with placebo [hazard ratios (HR)?=?0.52, 95% confidence intervals (CI) 0.32-0.84], in contrast to patients in whom colchicine was initiated between Days 4 and 7 (HR?=?0.96, 95% CI 0.53-1.75) or > Day 8 (HR?=?0.82, 95% CI 0.61-1.11). The beneficial effects of early initiation of colchicine were also demonstrated for urgent hospitalization for angina requiring revascularization (HR?=?0.35), all coronary revascularization (HR?=?0.63), and the composite of cardiovascular death, resuscitated cardiac arrest, MI, or stroke (HR?=?0.55, all P?ConclusionPatients benefit from early, in-hospital initiation of colchicine after MI.Trial registration
COLCOT ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02551094.
SUBMITTER: Bouabdallaoui N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7700755 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bouabdallaoui Nadia N Tardif Jean-Claude JC Waters David D DD Pinto Fausto J FJ Maggioni Aldo P AP Diaz Rafael R Berry Colin C Koenig Wolfgang W Lopez-Sendon Jose J Gamra Habib H Kiwan Ghassan S GS Blondeau Lucie L Orfanos Andreas A Ibrahim Reda R Grégoire Jean C JC Dubé Marie-Pierre MP Samuel Michelle M Morel Olivier O Lim Pascal P Bertrand Olivier F OF Kouz Simon S Guertin Marie-Claude MC L'Allier Philippe L PL Roubille Francois F
European heart journal 20201101 42
<h4>Aims</h4>The COLchicine Cardiovascular Outcomes Trial (COLCOT) demonstrated the benefits of targeting inflammation after myocardial infarction (MI). We aimed to determine whether time-to-treatment initiation (TTI) influences the beneficial impact of colchicine.<h4>Methods and results</h4>In COLCOT, patients were randomly assigned to receive colchicine or placebo within 30 days post-MI. Time-to-treatment initiation was defined as the length of time between the index MI and the initiation of s ...[more]