“…Age, CAD, hypertension, chronic renal failure and previous history of cerebrovascular events are among the most commonly cited factors related to long-term survival after elective AAA repair. [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27] However, there is unanimity only regarding the predictive value of age, and no consensus regarding the prognostic value of other major risk factors, including hypertension and even CAD. [21][22][23][24] The inability of several studies to determine the negative influence of well-established atherosclerotic risk factors on survival has been attributed to many reasons, such as small number of patients, short follow-up, or inadequate preoperative detection of CAD.…”