Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 182-184, February 1998

Elevated lipoprotein(a) levels in South Asians in North America☆

  • Sonia S. Anand

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Sonia S. Anand, MD, MSc, McMaster Clinic, 2nd Floor, 237 Barton St E, Hamilton, Ontario, L8L 2X2, Canada.
    • Preventive Cardiology and Therapeutics Research Program, Hamilton Civics Hospitals Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Coronary Artery Disease in Asian Indians Study, Woodridge, IL, USA
    • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Mary Imogene Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Enas A. Enas

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Cardiology and Therapeutics Research Program, Hamilton Civics Hospitals Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Coronary Artery Disease in Asian Indians Study, Woodridge, IL, USA
    • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Mary Imogene Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Janice Pogue

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Cardiology and Therapeutics Research Program, Hamilton Civics Hospitals Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Coronary Artery Disease in Asian Indians Study, Woodridge, IL, USA
    • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Mary Imogene Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Steven Haffner

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Cardiology and Therapeutics Research Program, Hamilton Civics Hospitals Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Coronary Artery Disease in Asian Indians Study, Woodridge, IL, USA
    • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Mary Imogene Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Thomas Pearson

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Cardiology and Therapeutics Research Program, Hamilton Civics Hospitals Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Coronary Artery Disease in Asian Indians Study, Woodridge, IL, USA
    • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Mary Imogene Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Salim Yusuf

      Affiliations

    • Preventive Cardiology and Therapeutics Research Program, Hamilton Civics Hospitals Research Centre, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    • Coronary Artery Disease in Asian Indians Study, Woodridge, IL, USA
    • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
    • Mary Imogene Bassett Research Institute, Cooperstown, NY, USA

Received 6 March 1997; accepted 11 July 1997.

Abstract 

This report demonstrates that South Asians living in North America have elevated levels of Lp(a) compared with North American whites. Elevated Lp(a) levels may account, in part, for the tendency of South Asians to develop premature coronary heart disease (CHD).

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☆ Supported in part by the American Association of Physicians from India, a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Research Fellowship (S.S.A.), and Medical Research Council of Canada Career Scientist Award (S.Y.).

PII: S0026-0495(98)90217-7

Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 47, Issue 2 , Pages 182-184, February 1998

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