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Examines cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United States and the interventions which offer hopes of faster recovery and a better life. Statistics on CVD, which is the leading cause of death in the U.S.; Innovative approaches to the treatment of stroke and heart attack; Ways the disease can be controlled; Importance of emergency treatment; Warning signs.

The article offers information on the management of peripheral artery disease (PAD). A study published in the August 2013 issue of the journal "The Lancet" has found that the number of people suffering from the disease has increased by 23.5 percent, from 164 million to 202 million in the past decade. Jeffrey W. Olin, professor of medicine (cardiology), says that older people are at the highest risk. Description of the disease, screening for PAD and preventing the disease are mentioned.