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Metabolic syndrome in South Asian immigrants: more than low HDL requiring aggressive management.
Lipids in health and disease - 16 Mar 2011
Dodani Sunita, Henkhaus Rebecca, Wick Jo, Vacek James, Gupta Kamal, Dong Lei, Butler Merlin G
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Aggressive clinical and public health interventions have resulted in significant reduction in coronary artery disease (CAD) worldwide. However, South Asian immigrants (SAIs) exhibit the higher prevalence of CAD and its risk factors as compared with other ethnic populations. The objective of the current study is to assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS), its association with high density Lipoprotein...
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