title: Coronary artery diameter as a risk factor for acute coronary syndromes in Asian-Indians.
abstract: Asian-Indians have high rates of coronary artery disease (CAD), which also occurs at an earlier age, with 50% of all heart attacks occurring in patients <55 years old and 25% in those <40 years old. Previous studies have cited structural factors in Asian-Indians, specifically smaller coronary arteries, as the cause of increased CAD in this population. We found that Asian-Indian patients have smaller coronary arteries, with a statistically significant difference in the mean diameter even after correction for body surface area.
authors.affiliation: North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Amgad N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Makaryus
authors.forename: Bhupesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dhama
authors.forename: Jagdeep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Raince
authors.forename: Avtar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raince
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garyali
authors.forename: Subir S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Labana
authors.forename: Barry M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Chong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jauhar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D044465:White People