title: Statins: a sine qua non of the management of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Larissa University Hospital, Larissa, Greece. Electronic address: paraskevask@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Kosmas I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
authors.forename: Dimitri P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mikhailidis
authors.forename: Athanasios D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Giannoukas
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
keywords: Abdominal aortic aneurysms; Growth rates; Statins