An elderly woman with postprandial abdominal pain

The decision is usually made at a multidisciplinary meeting and is based on the patient's age, comorbidities, number and severity of stenosed vessels, and the availability of interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons with the relevant expertise. 3 4 Medical treatment should be optimised if possible and should include aspirin, a statin, antihypertensives, and smoking cessation. There is sufficient evidence that technical success rates (defined as a residual stenosis of