PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C van Heyningen
AU  - I D Watson
TI  - Troponin for prediction of cardiovascular collapse in acute colchicine overdose
AID  - 10.1136/emj.2002.004036
DP  - 2005 Aug 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - 599--600
VI  - 22
IP  - 8
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/22/8/599.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/22/8/599.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2005 Aug 01; 22
AB  - The use of colchicine, a treatment for acute gout and familial Mediterranean fever, is limited by its toxicity. A relatively low dose of colchicine may be fatal. After a colchicine overdose, monitoring should include 6–12 hourly serum troponin measurements. A rising troponin level predicts cardiovascular collapse and is an indication for more intensive management.