TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Overlap of Atherosclerotic Disease A1 - Singh, Madhurmeet A1 - Morshedi-Meibodi, Ali A1 - Steen, Lowell H. A1 - Dieter, Robert S. A2 - Dieter, Robert S. A2 - Dieter, Raymond A. A2 - Dieter, Raymond A. PY - 2009 T2 - Peripheral Arterial Disease AB - According to the most recent data, currently there are approximately 71 million people in the United States with some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 The burden of CVD on the society is enormous. CVD has been the number one killer disease in the United States every year since 1900 except 1918.1 It kills more Americans every year than the next four leading causes of death combined together (cancer, chronic lower respiratory tract disease, accidents, and diabetes).1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/05 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127165320 ER -