The American Cardiovascular Pandemic: A 100-Year History

by David Gordon and David Gordon

As Americans and citizens of other industrializing countries began to enjoy lives of increasing affluence and ease during the first half of the 20th century, a rising tide of heart attacks and strokes displaced infectious diseases as the leading cause of death, killing millions in the United States and throughout the world. Although cardiovascular disease remains serious and widespread, the significant decline of per capita deaths is one of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476685126
• ISBN13: 9781476685120
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 257 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.6"