Comparative efficacy of pharmacological agents on abdominal aortic aneurysm growth rate: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Roxithromycin, statins, and metformin show promise for potentially limiting AAA expansion. However, findings are constrained by methodological limitations (study design, sample size), necessitating future validation via high-quality RCTs.
Authors
- Huaping Wu
- Bo Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9620-3413)
- Linyang Xie
- Cheng Wen
- Lilong Li
Institutions
- North Sichuan Medical University (CN)
- Dazhou Central Hospital (CN)
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pharmacology
- Published
- 2026-01-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2025.1727772
- Primary Topic
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00