Previous trials indicate that surgical management of small abdominal aortic aneurysms
(AAA) does not reduce mortality. The medical management of AAA, however, has to a large
degree been ignored until recently. Medical management is not only needed to limit the
expansion of small AAAs but also to reduce the high incidence of other cardiovascular
events in these patients. In this review current evidence regarding medical therapy for
patients with small AAAs is discussed. Four current randomised controlled trials are …