Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study: Objectives, Methods, and Cohort Description

Alka M. Kanaya; Namratha R. Kandula; David M. Herrington; Matthew J. Budoff; Stephen B. Hulley; Eric Vittinghoff; Kiang Liu

doi:10.1002/clc.22219

November 5, 2013Clinical CardiologyOpen Access

Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study: Objectives, Methods, and Cohort Description

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Key Points

To determine the prevalence, progression, and determinants of cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in South Asian individuals residing in the United States.
Designed and initiated the prospective, multicenter Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) cohort study.
Recruited community-dwelling South Asian participants across US clinical sites to measure traditional, cultural, and novel cardiovascular disease markers.
Established foundational epidemiological baseline profiles characterizing the prevalence of subclinical arterial disease in an understudied demographic.
Identified distinct metabolic and phenotypic patterns associated with premature atherosclerotic risk within South Asian immigrant cohorts.

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Population

South Asians living in the United States

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Outcome

Prevalence and associations of cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis

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Implication

The MASALA study is designed to provide novel data on cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in South Asians living in the United States.

Abstract

The MASALA study will provide novel data on the prevalence and associations of cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in South Asians living in the United States.

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Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study: Objectives, Methods, and Cohort Description

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