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Table 2 Types of FQ use and the incidence of AAD

From: Current progress of fluoroquinolones-increased risk of aortic aneurysm and dissection

FQ

Outcome

References

All FQ

AAD

[44]

Ciprofloxacin

AAD

[44]

 

AA

[45]

Levofloxacin

AAD

[8, 44,45,46]

 

AA

[45]

Moxifloxacin

AAD, AA

[44, 45]

 

AA

[45]

Ofloxacin

None

[44]

Enoxacin, fleroxacin, gemifloxacin, grepafloxacin, lomefloxacin, norfloxacin, pazufloxacin, pefloxacin, prulifloxacin, rufloxacin, sparfloxacin, temafloxacin, trovafloxacin

None

[46]

Oral FQ

AAD

[1, 4, 8, 9, 45, 47]

Oral FQ

AAA, iliac artery aneurysm and other AAA

[41]

  1. FQ fluoroquinolones, AA aortic aneurysm, AAD aortic aneurysm and dissection