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ReviewClinical science (London, England : 1979)2023

Novel pharmacological approaches in abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Lídia Puertas-Umbert, Rafael Almendra-Pegueros, Francesc Jiménez-Altayó, Marc Sirvent, María Galán, José Martínez-González, Cristina Rodríguez

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Review in Clinical science (London, England : 1979), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
11.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Lídia Puertas-Umbert *Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Barcelona, Spain.
Rafael Almendra-Pegueros *Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Barcelona, Spain.
Francesc Jiménez-AltayóDepartment of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9034-2041
Marc SirventCIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain.
María GalánInstitut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4758-8388
José Martínez-GonzálezInstitut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-3894-7166
Cristina RodríguezInstitut d'Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), Barcelona, Spain.
Instituto de Salud Carlos III · ESHospital de Sant Pau · ESUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a severe vascular disease and a major public health issue with an unmet medical need for therapy. This disease is featured by a progressive dilation of the abdominal aorta, boosted by atherosclerosis, ageing, and smoking as major risk factors. Aneurysm growth increases the risk of aortic rupture, a life-threatening emergency with high mortality rates. Despite the increasing progress in our knowledge about the etiopathology of AAA, an effective pharmacological treatment against this disorder remains elusive and surgical repair is still the unique available therapeutic approach for high-risk patients. Meanwhile, there is no medical alternative for patients with small aneurysms but close surveillance. Clinical trials assessing the efficacy of antihypertensive agents, statins, doxycycline, or anti-platelet drugs, among others, failed to demonstrate a clear benefit limiting AAA growth, while data from ongoing clinical trials addressing the benefit of metformin on aneurysm progression are eagerly awaited. Recent preclinical studies have postulated new therapeutic targets and pharmacological strategies paving the way for the implementation of future clinical studies exploring these novel therapeutic strategies. This review summarises some of the most relevant clinical and preclinical studies in search of new therapeutic approaches for AAA.

Indexed as

Aortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic RuptureHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsAorta, AbdominalDoxycyclineHumansDoxycyclineHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitorsabdominal aortic aneurysmclinical trialstherapeutic target

Identifiers

PMID37559446
PMCPMC10415166
OpenAlexW4385715876

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