EVAR as a treatment option for high-risk nonagenarians with complicated abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening disease, with an extremely high risk of death when ruptured. With the increase in life expectancy AAA is becoming more prevalent in aging patients. Elective and emergency procedures in elderly patients with AAA are becoming more common, but the indications for aortic repair and outcomes in geriatric patients are debatable.