Key result
ASCVD and premature ASCVD are prevalent among South Asian adults residing in the United States.
Why the study?
Despite preventive interventions targeting CVD, ASCVD remains a major public health concern in the South Asian population, prompting evaluation of risk factor prevalence and ASCVD outcomes in the United States.
What is the prevalence of traditional CVD risk factors and adverse ASCVD events in South Asian adults in the United States?
Population
South Asian adult patients receiving care in the Baylor Scott & White Healthcare system
Comparison
Overall and sex stratified analyses
Design
Retrospective registry study
Authors
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High ASCVD prevalence in US South Asians supports targeted risk assessment; leaves open optimal prevention strategies pending prospective trials.
Observational
What is the prevalence of traditional CVD risk factors and adverse ASCVD events in South Asian adults in the United States?
p-value: p=0.009
ASCVD and premature ASCVD are prevalent among South Asian adults in the US, highlighting the need for optimized risk factor treatment in this high-risk population.
Journal, society, and media accounts. Useful signal, not independent expert judgment.
Agarwala et al. (2024) conducted an observational in Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. South Asian ethnicity was evaluated on Prevalence of traditional CVD risk factors and adverse ASCVD events (p=0.009). ASCVD and premature ASCVD are prevalent among South Asian adults residing in the United States.
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