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Heart 1997;78:530-532; doi:10.1136/hrt.78.6.530
Copyright © 1997 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & British Cardiovascular Society

Heart 1997;78:530-532 ( December )

Editorial

Coronary heart disease in UK Indian Asians: the potential for reducing mortality

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The latest census data confirm that coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in Indian Asians living in the UK remains 38% higher in men and 43% higher in women compared to Europeans.1 However, the burden of CHD in UK Indian Asians is greatest in young men in whom the relative risk is at least twofold higher compared to Europeans. There is also some loss of immunity from CHD in Indian Asian women. Recent reports of a reduction in CHD rates among Indian Asians and Europeans provide encouragement that accurate diagnosis, novel and effective treatment strategies, and control of risk factors in the past decade have benefitted both groups.1

Coronary risk factors in Indian Asians

The prevalence of classic risk factors such as smoking, hypercholesterolaemia, and hypertension are generally lower in Indian Asians than in Europeans,2 implying that classic risk factors do not account for the excess CHD mortality in Indian Asians.3 . . . [Full text of this article]
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