Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1088455]Researchers: Prof Peter Thompson (Principal investigator) , Dr Stefan Nidorf , Prof John Eikelboom
Brief description We are conducting clinical trial in several thousand patients to assess the effect of a common, inexpensive and readily available anti-inflammatory drug, colchicine, on heart attack. Colchicine is widely used for treating gout, which is due to inflammation in joints. Since inflammation is an important process makes a cholesterol plaque unstable and can lead to coronary thrombosis and heart attack, we are hypothesising that cholesterol can limit this process.
Funding Amount $2,300,629.00
Funding Scheme Project Grants
Notes Standard Project Grant
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1088455
- nhmrc : GNT1088455