Epidemiology of ischemic heart disease in Asian American subgroups -- the imperative to prevent grows stronger Sadiya Khan Stanford CARE

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Thanks to American Heart Association for amplifying our study heart.org/en/news/2023/0… @nih_nhlbi Health Disparities

Great #ACC expert commentary led by #WIM #WIC rising 🌟 Devina Jagota, DO Ramsha Asim summarizing an insightful paper led by Nilay Shah that highlights heterogeneity wrt CV mortality rates among American Asian subgroups ACC Media Center Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC Eugene Yang Garima Sharma M.D

New paper by Nilay Shah Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine showing the AHA’s recommended Life Essential 8 prevalence and correlation with CAC sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Diabetes in #AANHPI and culturally tailored prevention Thanks to NPR for highlighting this during #AANHPIHeritageMonth @HappyAraneta Alka Kanaya @NammiKan npr.org/2023/05/31/117…

Congratulations to MASALA MPI Dr. Nammi Kandula @NammiKan for the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Mentor of the Year award! 🎉 Dr Kandula mentors several trainees and junior investigators to develop skills and experience in health equity research

The MASALA-2G Study, the only study dedicated to advancing health in second generation South Asian Americans, is proud to support Rep. Pramila Jayapal Joe Wilson and this legislation! @nih_nhlbi MASALA-2G Study

What does being overweight in your 20s, 30s, and 40s mean for your later life? Especially for South Asian Americans, the implications might be more significant than you think. Dive into this thread to uncover findings from MASALA Study

Shubh Diwali and Saal Mubarak to those who celebrate in our extended MASALA family! As we celebrate the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance, may the lights of Diwali guide us to a more peaceful future for all of humanity. 🪔

Something every South Asian needs to come to grip with: We need to work substantially harder on our metabolic health and exercise than other ethnicities Different studies show we're anywhere from 4 to 6 times more likely to suffer heart disease and Type 2 diabetes

Ankur Nagpal Research on #SouthAsianCVD has exploded over the last decade. Follow folks like Jaideep Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC Pradeep Natarajan @RomitB_MD Anurag Mehta Anand Rohatgi Priyanka Satish Nilay Shah Kevin S Shah, MD @NammiKan Alka Kanaya Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 & others for more insight…

Ankur Nagpal Jaideep Anandita Agarwala Kulkarni, MD FACC Pradeep Natarajan @RomitB_MD Anurag Mehta Anand Rohatgi Priyanka Satish Nilay Shah Kevin S Shah, MD @NammiKan Alka Kanaya Dr. Martha Gulati ♥️🫀❤️‍🩹🇨🇦 Check out MASALA Study MASALA-2G Study OurHealth Spread the word to enroll 🙏🏾 Early CVD in #SouthAsians is complex/multifactorial. Can’t oversimplify with 1 reason or score or lab test But we need better execution of widespread screening & education on diet/lifestyle changes

Do US Asians get equitable MI quality of care? In AHA Science GWTG of >700 US hospitals, Door-to-balloon time <90 mins less likely in Indian men, Filipina women vs. White OMT for MI less likely in Korean men vs White Circ: CQO: tinyurl.com/yck8me9d

An unsolved mystery, summary of work in progress to understand basis of propensity for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease. Feature nature nature.com/articles/d4158… by anil oza

Critical evidence for #SouthAsianCVD, SAHELI results teach us about ☑️Effectiveness of health edu/counseling interventions for SAs, & where to go from here ☑️Adapting for diverse populations ☑️Importance of community engagement & partnership Led by @NammiKan Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine ⤵️

Among US South Asian adults, a culturally adapted group lifestyle intervention led to small improvements in self-reported health behaviors but was not more effective than written health education materials for CVD risk factor reduction. ja.ma/4elZKEX

How do SDOH impact CV health in individual disaggregated Asian ethnic groups? In Circulation our AHA Science Scientific Statement 🔗 ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI… A thread🧵:

Happy Diwali to all who celebrate. May the light of love, hope, and humanity shine through all of our lives