Risk reduction and pharmacological strategies to prevent progression of aortic aneurysms.

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
Gabe WeiningerJohn A Elefteriades

Abstract

While size thresholds exist to determine when aortic aneurysms warrant surgical intervention, there is no consensus on how best to treat this disease before aneurysms reach the threshold for intervention. Since a landmark study in 1994 first suggested ß-blockers may be useful in preventing aortic aneurysm growth, there has been a surge in research investigating different pharmacologic therapies for aortic aneurysms - with very mixed results. We have reviewed the existing literature on medical therapies used for thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms in humans. These include ß-blockers, angiotensin II receptor blockers, and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors as well as miscellaneous drugs such as tetracyclines, macrolides, statins, and anti-platelet medications. While multiple classes of drugs have been explored for risk reduction in aneurysm disease, with few exceptions results have been disappointing with an abundance of contradictory findings. The vast majority of studies have been done in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms or thoracic aortic aneurysm patients with Marfan Syndrome. There exists a striking gap in the literature when it comes to pharmacologic management of non-Marfan Syndrome patients with thoracic...Continue Reading

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