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Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) occurs at a younger age among Indians and surveys have shown that the prevalence of coronary artery disease in urban Indians older than 35 years is about 10%.2 Moreover, rapid escalation of CV risk factors (such as smoking, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, di...

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Published inThe National medical journal of India Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 247
Main Authors Kapoor, Aditya, Kashyap, Shiridhar, Honnekeri, Bianca S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Scientific Scholar 01.07.2016
Subjects
Age
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary vessels
Diabetes
Health risk assessment
Heart attacks
Hypertension
Lipids
Low density lipoprotein
Medical screening
Mens health
Womens health
India
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Summary:Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) occurs at a younger age among Indians and surveys have shown that the prevalence of coronary artery disease in urban Indians older than 35 years is about 10%.2 Moreover, rapid escalation of CV risk factors (such as smoking, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, diabetes and metabolic syndrome) has been noted in urban Asian Indians by 30-39 years of age.3 Due to an earlier onset of CVD in Indians, prediction of CV risk is challenging and many of the conventional risk assessment tools underestimate the CV risk in Indians. [...]we suggest that for Indian patients an even lower age threshold of screening for dyslipidaemia may be justified, i.e. all men >35 years and all women >45 years of age.
ISSN:0970-258X