TY - CHAP AU - Milton Alcaíno AU - Denisse Lama ED - Ksenija Pešek Y1 - 2011-10-05 PY - 2011 T1 - Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly N2 - Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are still one of the leading causes of death in the world. The book Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease is a contribution to the application of new knowledge in the area of cardiovascular diseases. The book comprises six chapters divided in three subsections, starting with the General Considerations of Cardiovascular Disease, through Diagnostic Techniques, and Specific Therapy. BT - Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease SP - Ch. 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/22615 DO - 10.5772/22615 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -