Cardiovascular risk-enhancing factors and coronary artery calcium in South Asian American adults: The MASALA study

• Main Authors: Harini Shah (Author), Emma Garacci (Author), Supreeti Behuria (Author), Miguel Cainzos-Achirica (Author), Namratha R. Kandula (Author), Alka M. Kanaya (Author), Nilay S. Shah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: The 2018 and 2019 U.S. guidelines for the management of cholesterol and primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) recommend consideration of cardiovascular risk-enhancing factors (REFs), including South Asian ancestry, to refine ASCVD risk estimation. However,...