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India facing coronary artery disease crisis
By C Vidyashankar, MD
DELHI, Jan 03 (Reuters Health) - The increasing incidence of coronary artery
disease (CAD) among Indians is a serious cause for concern, according to a
report in a recent issue of the Journal of the Indian Medical Association.
Coronary artery disease occurs when fatty deposits narrow the arteries that
supply blood to heart muscles, which can lead to angina and heart attack.
In a special article, Dr. Enas A. Enas from the Coronary Artery Disease in Asian
Indians Research, Chicago, Illinois, writes that Indians worldwide have the
highest rates of CAD.
Coronary artery disease rates in urban areas in India are now fourfold higher
than in the United States, according to the report. The excess risk is even
greater in women than in men, he noted.
"When compared to whites, blacks, Hispanics and other Asians, CAD rates among
Indians worldwide are 2 to 4 times higher at all ages, and 5 to 10 times higher
in those less than 40 years of age," he writes.
Whereas risk factor interventions--such as anti-smoking campaigns and
cholesterol reduction--have led to a halving of the CAD rates in the West in
the past 30 years, the rates doubled in India with no signs of a downturn, Enas
notes.
Enas concludes that a significant reduction in CAD rates can be easily achieved
in India by adopting a strategy of lifestyle modification, early
identification, and treatment of risk factors.
Source: Journal of the Indian Medical Association 2000;98:694-702.
Dr. Sears' Comments:
This article demonstrates that heart disease is much more complex than eating
low-fat vegetarian diets. In India, part of the problem is the increased
consumption of carbohydrates that has come with increased prosperity. Not
surprisingly, India also has the greatest number of Type 2 diabetics in the
world.
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