Coronary artery disease (CAD) strikes earlier in life and in a higher percentage of South Asians compared to other ethnic groups. This talk reviews the incidence of CAD in South Asians living both here and abroad, as well as the primary mechanisms believed to underlie this risk. It also details the ongoing efforts of Stanford’s recently launched South Asian Translational Heart Initiative (SSATHI), which is a clinic and research program dedicated to reducing the burden of CAD in this population.

Speaker:
Rajesh Dash, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine), Stanford University School of Medicine