
Colchicine: Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention?
Colchicine, a gout drug, may prevent heart attacks and strokes. Trials show risk reduction with low doses. More research is needed to confirm benefits and address remaining questions.

Colchicine, a gout drug, may prevent heart attacks and strokes. Trials show risk reduction with low doses. More research is needed to confirm benefits and address remaining questions.

Answering this could lead to valuable treatments since some ECG issues can be fixed," said Fernando D. Testai, M.D., Ph.D., FAHA, chair of the October 2024 American Heart Association scientific statement Cardiac Contributions to Brain Health and professor of neurology and rehabilitation at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.