Screening for vascular pathology: current guidelines and recommendations -- Preoperative optimization of the elderly patient prior to vascular surgery --Anesthetic considerations for elderly patients undergoing vascular surgery -- Deep vain thrombosis in the elderly -- Management of chronic venous disease and varicose veins in the elderly -- Cerebrovascular disease in the elderly -- Aortic aneurysm disease in the elderly -- Peripheral arterial disease in the elderly -- Renal failure in the elderly -- Ethical considerations.