Anakinra for corticosteroid-dependent and colchicine-resistant pericarditis: The IRAP (International Registry of Anakinra for Pericarditis) study

2019172 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Massimo Imazio · Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Alessandro Andreis · Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Gaetano Maria De Ferrari · Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Paul Cremer · Cleveland Clinic

Vartan Mardigyan · McGill University

Silvia Maestroni · Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII

Abstract

In patients with recurrent pericarditis, anakinra appears efficacious and safe in reducing recurrences, emergency department admissions and hospitalisations.

Topics & Keywords

Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volume 27, Issue 9, pp. 956-964

DOI: 10.1177/2047487319879534

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