COR | LOE | Recommendations |
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1 | C-LD | 1. In patients with aortic atherosclerotic disease and concomitant coronary artery disease, PAD or both, it is recommended to prescribe antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulant therapy or both, guided by the clinical setting.1–3 |
2a | C-LD | 2. In patients with aortic atherosclerotic disease and risk factors for confirmed coronary artery disease, it is reasonable to prescribe a moderate- or high-intensity statin.4–6 |
2b | C-LD | 3. In patients with aortic atheromas of a thickness ≥4 mm, statin therapy may be reasonable.1,7–9 |