Comparison of atherosclerotic risk factors in Asian Indian and American Caucasian patients with angiographic coronary artery disease

Comparison of atherosclerotic risk factors in Asian Indian and American Caucasian patients with angiographic coronary artery disease

Asian Indians are noted to have more aggressive and early coronary artery disease than American Caucasians. This difference could not be explained by atherosclerotic risk factors.

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of cardiology 2002-11, Vol.90 (10), p.1147-1150
Hauptverfasser: Vallapuri, Srinivas, Gupta, Dhiraj, Talwar, K.K, Billie, Michael, Mehta, Mahaveer C, Morise, Anthony P, Jain, Abnash C
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asian Continental Ancestry Group - genetics
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease - ethnology
Coronary Artery Disease - etiology
Coronary Artery Disease - genetics
Coronary Artery Disease - pathology
Coronary heart disease
European Continental Ancestry Group - genetics
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease - ethnology
Heart
Humans
India - ethnology
Linear Models
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Socioeconomic Factors
West Virginia - ethnology
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Zusammenfassung:Asian Indians are noted to have more aggressive and early coronary artery disease than American Caucasians. This difference could not be explained by atherosclerotic risk factors.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(02)02786-8