Abstract

The lecture covered the role of lipids in the pathogenesis and treatment of non-cardiac vascular disease. The following conditions were considered: abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), peripheral arterial disease (PAD), carotid artery disease and atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS).

Keywords: Abdominal aortic aneurysms, peripheral arterial disease, carotid artery disease, atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis, lipids, statins