For people over the age of 80 who suffer from cardiovascular diseases such as peripheral vascular disease requiring diagnostic imaging and stenting procedures, a new study presented recently at the Society of Interventional Radiology meeting in Washington reveals that age is not necessarily a barrier to treatment.

• Dr. George Hartnell, FRCP, Chief, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Division at Baystate Medical Center and Professor of Radiology, Tufts University School of Medicine