Heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a syndrome associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Systemic low-grade inflammation is acknowledged to be a fundamental pathophysiological mechanism of HFpEF. Interventions targeting inflammatory pathway is understudied in HFpEF. Colchicine is a safe and well tolerated anti-inflammatory drug, which interferes with several steps in the inflammatory process. The drug has been extensively studied in different cardiovascular pathologies except HFpEF. We assume that colchicine decreases inflammation and reduces sST2 levels in HFpEF.
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Change in Soluble suppression of tumourigenicity 2 (sST2,ng/ml)
Timeframe: from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment
2. Change in high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP, mg/l )
Timeframe: Time Frame: from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment