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Previous data suggest that patients with small AAA have a high risk of cardiovascular (CV) mortality and morbidity. The recent implementation of the NHS AAA screening programme (NAAASP) and similar programmes elsewhere has led to several individuals being diagnosed with small AAA, yet addressing their CV risk-factors is still not formalised clinical practice within screening programmes. The precise contemporary CV risk-profiles of these patients also remain unknown. Our findings suggest that despite recent advances in CV prevention in highrisk populations, the management of patients with small AAA remains suboptimal. Better CVprotection should be offered and monitored during surveillance. ABSTRACTBackground: Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are at significant-risk of

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