Statins: The holy grail of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) growth attenuation? A systematic review of the literature

Current Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 168-172

  Dunne, Jonathan A ^a   Bailey, Marc A ^a,b   Griffin, Kathryn J ^a,b   Sohrabi, Soroush ^a,b   Coughlin, Patrick A ^b   Scott, D Julian A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm; Expansion; Growth; Statin

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897451030     PISSN: 15701611     EISSN: 18756212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157016111201140327165406     Document Type: Review

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