Statin use and rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm

H Wemmelund, A Høgh, HH Hundborg… - Journal of British …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) is associated with high mortality.
Research suggests that statins may reduce abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) growth and …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of statin therapy on abdominal aortic aneurysms

CP Twine, IM Williams - Journal of British Surgery, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background The aim was to investigate the effects of statin therapy on abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) disease. Methods PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase and …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analysis suggests statins reduce mortality after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

X Xiong, Z Wu, X Qin, Q Huang, X Wang, J Qin… - Journal of Vascular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective The necessity and efficacy of statin treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
remains controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to …

Association between long-term statin use and mortality after successful abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery

MD Kertai, E Boersma, CM Westerhout… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To assess the potential long-term beneficial effects of statin use after successful
abdominal aortic surgery. METHODS: Between 1991 and 2001, 570 patients underwent …

Statins reduce abdominal aortic aneurysm growth, rupture, and perioperative mortality: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

K Salata, M Syed, MA Hussain… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background There are no recognized pharmacological treatments for abdominal aortic
aneurysms (AAA), although statins are suggested to be beneficial. We sought to summarize …

Are statins an option in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms?

KI Paraskevas, CD Liapis, G Hamilton… - Vascular and …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Medline was searched for studies investigating the perioperative and long-term results that
derive from statin use in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm and the clinical and …

The use of statins and fate of small abdominal aortic aneurysms

M Mosorin, E Niemelä, J Heikkinen… - … and thoracic surgery, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate the value of statins in reducing abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) growth rate and improving freedom from aneurysm repair or rupture. One …

Effect of statin therapy on abdominal aortic aneurysm growth rate and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ZJ Pan, HY Cui, N Wu, H Zhang - Annals of Vascular Surgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this study is to explore the effects of statin therapy with the
abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) growth rate and mortality. Methods Databases of PubMed …

Statin intensity and postoperative mortality following open repair of intact abdominal aortic aneurysm

HN Alshaikh, F Bohsali, F Gani, B Nejim, M Malas - BJS open, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background There is a lack of evidence for the association between intensive statin therapy
and outcomes following vascular surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

A retrospective study: factors associated with the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture

VJ Gokani, D Sidloff, MF Bath, MJ Bown… - Vascular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction Literature regarding pharmacological manipulation of aneurysm development
and progression is abundant; however studies looking at preventing rupture are sparse …