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Coronary artery disease in Asians
Author(s) -
Rajadurai J.,
Arokiasamy J.,
Pasamanickam K.,
Shatar A.,
Lin O. Mei
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0004-8291
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1992.tb02145.x
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , diabetes mellitus , ethnic group , risk factor , disease , population , cardiology , triglyceride , artery , cholesterol , endocrinology , environmental health , sociology , anthropology
From available studies, there appears to be a racial preponderance of coronary artery disease (CAD) among Indians when compared to other ethnic groups. We found that this racial difference exists even in a young Asian population with premature atherosclerosis. In this small series, these racial differences could not be explained by the commonly known risk factors for coronary artery disease – smoking, hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia, findings similar to those found in older patients elsewhere. Only fasting triglyceride levels were significantly higher among young Indians compared to non Indians ( p <0.02) although the importance of this finding as a risk factor for CAD remains controversial. The majority of these young patients were treated medically and their one year survival was good.