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South Asians: why are they at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease?
Curr Opin Cardiol
July 2017
aDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK bIndraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
Purpose Of Review: We comment on the high prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in South Asians (SA). The effect of various risk factors, for example biochemical, genetic, lifestyle, socioeconomic factors and psychosocial stress on CVD risk is discussed.
Recent Findings: 'Prediabetes' is common in SA, but its relationship with coronary artery disease (CAD) is not significant unlike for the white population.