The systematic review and meta-analysis, Exploring drug repurposing for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis, assessed the beneficial impact of food supplements and medication on abdominal aneurysm growth rate.1 According to its findings, no definitive evidence could be found that any of the substances taken into consideration reduced the abdominal aneurysm growth rate significantly.1 In particular, metformin and statins are under investigation, both with promising results, as slower aneurysm growth could be observed, though in the case of statins, with pending randomised control trials.