RT Book, Section 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. SR Print(0) ID 1127165320 T1 Overlap of Atherosclerotic Disease T2 Peripheral Arterial Disease YR 2009 FD 2009 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071481793 LK accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1127165320 RD 2024/10/05 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