23 Dec 2023 • A 10-day course of colchicine (0.6 mg twice daily) following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) failed to significantly reduce atrial arrhythmia recurrence at both the 2-week and 3-month marks post-ablation.

• Colchicine did alleviate postablation chest pain consistent with pericarditis but came with an increased incidence of diarrhea.
• Colchicine did not demonstrate a significant impact on cardioversion or repeat ablation.
• During a median follow-up of 1.3 years, colchicine did not reduce a composite of emergency department visit or cardiovascular hospitalization.

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