Management of Hyperlipidemia in Patients With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

  1. Frank A. Lederle, MD
  1. From Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55417.

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    I thank Dr. Sethi for pointing out this omission, because the recommendation merits discussion. Treatment of patients with occlusive vascular disease with statins is based on convincing data from randomized trials. No such data are available to support lipid lowering in patients with AAA without known occlusive disease. The ATP III classified AAA as a “clinical form of non-coronary atherosclerosis” (1). Few AAA …

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    1. Ann Intern Med November 3, 2009 vol. 151 no. 9 670
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