Pharmacological interventions to attenuate the expansion of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) - A systematic review

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 663-667

  Bergqvist, D ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Expansion; Pharmacology

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; ROXITHROMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM EXPANSION; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; EMBASE; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDLINE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79954804510     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.01.009     Document Type: Review

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