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ReviewEuropean heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy2025

Anti-inflammatory pharmacotherapy in patients with cardiovascular disease.

Simone Finocchiaro, Placido Maria Mazzone, Nicola Ammirabile, Costanza Bordonaro, Carmelo Cusmano, Luigi Cutore, Giacinto Di Leo, Denise Cristiana Faro, Daniele Giacoppo, Antonio Greco and 5 more

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Review in European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Simone FinocchiaroDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.
Placido Maria MazzoneDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.
Nicola AmmirabileDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.
Costanza BordonaroDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.
Carmelo CusmanoDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.
Luigi CutoreDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.
Giacinto Di LeoDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.
Denise Cristiana FaroDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6568-6176
Daniele GiacoppoDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9008-3011
Antonio GrecoDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2926-9428
Antonino ImbesiDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.
Maria Sara MauroDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.
Carmelo RaffoDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.
Marco SpagnoloDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5434-607X
Davide CapodannoDivision of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico 'G. Rodolico - San Marco,' University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia, 78, Catania 95123, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5156-7723

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading global cause of morbidity and mortality. In addition to traditional risk factors, inflammation is established as a key mechanism in the initiation, progression, and complications of CVD. Elevated inflammatory biomarkers correlate with disease severity and adverse outcomes, prompting the evaluation of anti-inflammatory therapies in several cardiovascular settings. Colchicine has demonstrated potential in reducing cardiovascular events, though recent trial data have raised concerns regarding its overall benefit and optimal application after myocardial infarction. Alternative agents targeting inflammatory pathways-such as monoclonal antibodies against interleukins (e.g. canakinumab, tocilizumab, ziltivekimab)-have shown biological efficacy but are not yet approved for routine clinical use in CVD. Emerging strategies, including immune-modulatory therapies and RNA-based interventions, seek to achieve selective anti-inflammatory effects with reduced immunosuppressive risk. Future approaches will likely adopt personalized, multi-targeted regimens that integrate inflammation control with lipid-lowering and antithrombotic therapies. As evidence accumulates, inflammation may transition from an adjunctive target to a central focus in CVD management.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesInflammationInflammation MediatorsBiomarkersHumansTreatment OutcomeAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBiomarkersInflammation MediatorsAnti-inflammatoryCardiovascular diseasePharmacotherapy

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PMID40828623
PMCPMC12705174

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