ForewordThomas C. Cesario Preface 1. IntroductionE.A. Stemmer 2. DefinitionsE.A Stemmer 3. Health Care for the AgedP. Bracamonte, B.E. Robinson 4. Vascular AgingJ.P. Walsh 5. The Pathophysiology of Vascular Disease by Anatomical SiteA.W. Averbook, P. Anain 6. Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Peripheral Arterial Disease, and Atherothrombotic Brain Infarction in Elderly PersonsW.S. Aronow 7. A Rational Approach to the Sequence of Operations in the ElderlyT.J. Bunt, J.L. Ballard 8. Evaluation of the Cardiovascular SystemJ.M. Guernsey 9. Anesthetic Management of the Elderly PatientD.E. Morrison, A. Knight, S.J. Barker 10. The Surgical ICU: Perioperative Management of Elderly Patients Undergoing Vascular SurgeryD.H. Wong 11. HypertensionW.B. Kannel 12. Diabetes Mellitus and Vascular DiseaseE.A. Stemmer 13. Medical Management of Carotid Arterial DiseaseW.S. Aronow 14. Carotid Endarterectomy in the ElderlyS.E. Wilson, P. Yoon 15. Clinical Characteristics and Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease in Older PatientsD.D. Tresch, W.S. Aronow 16. Medical Therapy of Stable and Unstable Angina in the ElderlyH.G. Olson, W.S. Aronow 17. Management of the Acute Myocardial Infarction and the Postmyocardial Infarction Elderly PatientR. Forman, W.S. Aronow 18. Coronary Angioplasty in the ElderlyR.C. Thompson 19. Surgical Management of Coronary Artery Disease in the ElderlyS.M. Scott, E.A. Stemmer 20. Occlusive Disease of the AortaL.A. Sanchez, W.D. Suggs, F.J. Veith 21. Infrainguinal Arterial Occlusive Disease in the Elderly;I.L. Gordon 22. Management of Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms in the ElderlyJ.M. Panneton, L.H. Hollier 23. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in the Elderly - Special ConsiderationsJ. Menezes, S.E. Wilson 24. Predictors of Mortality Following Vascular Surgery in the ElderlyW. Hassanein, K. Hur, J. Daley, W. Henderson, S.F. Khuri 25. Venous Disease in the ElderlyF.E. Kafie, R.A. Williams 26. Quality of Life in Older Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: Effects of Therapeutic InterventionsD.D. Tresch, W.S. Aronow, E.A. Stemmer, S.E. Wilson Index