Abdominal aortic aneurysm medical therapy

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Acute pharmacotherapies

 * Antimetalloproteases such as doxycycline and roxithromycin may halt aneurysm expansion
 * Similarly, non-steriod anti inflammatory drugs have shown to be beneficial in small studies
 * Beta blockers have numerous benefits in patients with cardiovascular disease
 * Reduce aortic complications in patients with Marfan syndrome
 * Slow progression of AAAs in hypertensive patients
 * In the absence of other indications for beta blockers, the evidence is insufficient to recommend using them routinely for the sole purpose of slowing atherosclerotic aneurysm growth

Acknowledgements
The content on this page was first contributed by: C. Michael Gibson M.S., M.D.