Developments in non-surgical therapies for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
The introduction of ultrasound screening combined with the increasingly elderly population means that the number of small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) detected is expected to increase over the next decade. At present open or endovascular surgery are the only treatment options for AAA. In this mini-review we discuss the rationale and on-going attempts to develop non-surgical therapies for AAA.
Golledge
Jonathan
J
Vascular Biology Unit, School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville 4811, Australia. jonathan.golledge@jcu.edu.au
Dalman
Ronald L
RL
Norman
Paul E
PE
D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods