This book is aimed at all physicians who provide conservative, interventional, or surgical care for elderly patients with vascular diseases. It comprehensively describes the specific geriatric challenges and procedures in the pre- and postoperative phases. Individualized definition of treatment goals and treatment planning are crucial. Therapeutic approaches for the most common vascular diseases occurring in old age are described in detail. A central element is the close cooperation between the relevant medical specialties, as well as collaboration with other professionals in vascular medicine, geriatric care, and rehabilitation. Contents include: Introduction; Age-related problems in vascular medicine; Definition of treatment goals and treatment planning; Treatment approaches for specific vascular diseases in geriatric vascular patients; Postoperative/post-interventional phase; Palliative care concepts; Cooperation between geriatrics and vascular medicine/vascular surgery and future challenges. The editors: Prof. Dr. med. Markus Steinbauer, Director of the Department of Vascular Surgery at the Hospital of the Brothers of Mercy, Regensburg; Dr. med. Hartmut Görtz, former Head of the Department of Vascular Surgery, Bonifatius Hospital Lingen; Dr. med. Christoph Ploenes, Head of the Center for Angiology, Düsseldorf; Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. physiol. Gerald F. Kolb, former Head of the Department of Geriatrics, Bonifatius Hospital Lingen New product