Implications of the 2019 American college of Cardiology/American heart association Primary Prevention Guidelines and potential value of the coronary artery calcium score among South Asians in the US: The mediators of atherosclerosis in South Asians living in America (MASALA) study

South Asian (SA) ethnicity is associated with an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, the implications of considering SA ethnicity as a “risk-enhancing factor” per recent American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines are not fully understood.

Source: Atherosclerosis - August 23, 2021 Category: Cardiology Authors: Waqas Haque, Gowtham R. Grandhi, Alka M. Kanaya, Namratha R. Kandula, Khurram Nasir, Mahmoud Al Rifai, S.M. Iftekhar Uddin, Ugo Fedeli, Naveed Sattar, Roger S. Blumenthal, Michael J. Blaha, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica Source Type: research