Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians in the US: A Clinical Perspective from the National Lipid Association

The term South Asian (SA) describes people who trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent, i.e., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan, and Nepal (Figure 1). The population of this region is about 1.6 billion (20% of the entire world). SAs have some of the highest rates of coronary heart disease (CHD) among all ethnic groups. There are about 5.4 million SAs in the United States (SAUS) and they represent the fastest growing minority group in the US.1 Indians comprise the vast majority of SAUS (over 80%), followed by people of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin.

Source: Journal of Clinical Lipidology - March 29, 2021 Category: Lipidology Authors: Dinesh K. Kalra, Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan, Geeta Sikand, Nihar R. Desai, Parag H. Joshi, Anurag Mehta, Wahida Karmally, Anish Vani, Shoeb J. Sitafalwalla, Raman Puri, P. Barton Duell, Alan Brown Source Type: research