title: Dyslipidemia and abdominal aortic aneurysm: another piece of the puzzle?
abstract: The underlying cause of aneurysmal aortic dilation is uncertain in most patients. It is unclear whether atherosclerosis causes aneurysmal disease or vice versa, while familial clusters are suggestive of a possible genetic predisposition. The data obtained from well-designed molecular and clinical studies support a multifactorial, systemic, nonatherosclerotic causal hypothesis, such as a defect in vascular structural proteins, with atherosclerosis occurring as a secondary process.
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Atila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iyisoy
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Yalcin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors