September 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25(suppl 2):S3 doi:10.5837/bjc.2018.s06
Naveed Sattar
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is amplified among the South Asian population in the UK, with estimates suggesting a two- to fourfold increase in risk. Why is this? Hanif and Susarala review putative reasons why South Asian people represent at least 15% of the population of people with diabetes in this country, and who also carry higher microvascular complication rates than their European counterparts. Although the reasons for excess coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality risk in South Asians are not entirely clear, studies have found higher levels of conventional risk factors present at a younger age, which may be an explanation for
June 2018 Br J Cardiol 2018;25:73–6 doi:10.5837/bjc.2018.016
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November 2017 Br J Cardiol 2017;24:152–5 doi:10.5837/bjc.2017.030
Emma Johns, Gerry McKay, Miles Fisher
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