TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Introduction A1 - Chandrasoma, Parakrama A1 - Taylor, Clive R. PY - 1998 T2 - Concise Pathology, 3e AB - Atherosclerotic arterial disease (Chapter 20: The Blood Vessels), which is responsible for ischemic disease of the myocardium (Chapter 23: The Heart: III. Myocardium & Pericardium), brain, and other organs, is the major cause of death in developed countries, and accounts for over 40% of all deaths in the United States. The consequences of arterial narrowing and thrombosis have been considered in Chapter 9: Abnormalities of Blood Supply, a brief review of which may be beneficial at this stage. Hypertension (Chapter 20: The Blood Vessels) affects an estimated 25 million adult Americans. SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=194009 ER -