title: A few unpleasant facts about atherosclerotic arterial disease in the United States and the world.
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Alpert
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D017281:Cost of Illness; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D014943:Global Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology