South Asian ethnicity: What can we do to make this risk enhancer a risk equivalent?

Authors

Kartik Gupta, Henry Ford Hospital, United States
Mahmoud Al Rifai, Baylor College of Medicine, United States of America
Aliza Hussain, Baylor College of Medicine, United States
Abdul Mannan Khan Minhas, Hattiesburg Clinic Hospital, United States
Jaideep Patel, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, United States
Dinesh Kalra, University of Louisville School of Medicine, United States
Zainab Samad, Aga Khan UniversityFollow
Salim S. Virani, Baylor College of Medicine, United StatesFollow

Document Type

Review Article

Department

Cardiology; Office of the Provost; Medicine

Abstract

South Asians account for around 25% of the global population and are the fastest-growing ethnicity in the US. This population has an increasing burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) which is also seen in the diaspora. Current risk prediction equations underestimate this risk and consider the South Asian ethnicity as a risk-enhancer among those with borderline-intermediate risk. In this review, we discuss why the South Asian population is at a higher risk of ASCVD and strategies to mitigate this increased risk.

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Publication (Name of Journal)

Progress in cardiovascular diseases

Recommended Citation

Gupta, K., Al Rifai, M., Hussain, A., Minhas, A. M., Patel, J., Kalra, D., Samad, Z., Virani, S. S. (2022). South Asian ethnicity: What can we do to make this risk enhancer a risk equivalent?. Progress in cardiovascular diseases, 75, 21-32.
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