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August 26, 2015Current Pharmaceutical DesignOpen Access

Various pharmacological agents, including statins, RAS blockers, and tetracyclines, are being investigated to slow abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion, though established drug therapies are currently lacking.

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Why the study?

Do emerging pharmacological treatments prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm growth and rupture?

Population

Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and preclinical animal models of AAA

Design

Review

Key result

Various pharmacological agents, including statins, RAS blockers, and tetracyclines, are being investigated to slow abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion, though established drug therapies are currently lacking.

Authors

RFRodrigo A. Fraga‐SilvaBTBram TrachetNSNikolaos Stergiopulos

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Overview

No proven therapies exist to slow AAA expansion; leaves open the need for RCTs to identify effective agents.

Structured PICO

Do emerging pharmacological treatments prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm growth and rupture?

P
Population
Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and preclinical animal models of AAA
I
Intervention
Pharmacological treatments including statins, renin angiotensin system (RAS) blockers, renin inhibitors, tetracyclines, interleukin-1β inhibition, anti-angiogenic agents, and urocortins
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Outcome
Prevention of AAA growth and rupture

This review highlights emerging pharmacological targets, such as statins, RAS blockers, and doxycycline, that may slow abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion and reduce the need for surgical intervention.

Limitations

  • Most information is based on animal models which do not fully reproduce human AAA
  • Clinical trials have shown inconsistent or contradictory results for several drug classes
  • Limited data available from large randomized controlled trials

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Fraga‐Silva et al. (2015) conducted a review in Abdominal aortic aneurysm. Pharmacological treatments (statins, RAS blockers, tetracyclines, etc.) was evaluated. Various pharmacological agents, including statins, RAS blockers, and tetracyclines, are being investigated to slow abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion, though established drug therapies are currently lacking.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a74ab6d8d2049c8dd033358https://doi.org/10.2174/1381612821666150826095346
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