Recommendations for Atherosclerotic Disease

COR	LOE	Recommendations
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