Does left ventricular hypertrophy identify the increased risk of coronary heart disease among UK Indian Asians?
N Ahmed2, JS Kooner1, JC Chambers1 1 Imperial College London, London, UK 2 Ealing Hospital, London, UK Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality is higher among UK Indian Asians than European whites, and is not explained by differences in cigarette smoking, blood pressure, hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes or related metabolic disturbances. Studies in North American and European whites have identified left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) as an independent risk factor for CHD. The prevalence of LVH and the possible contribution of LVH to increased CHD risk among Indian Asians remain unknown. View this table: in this window| in a new window Abstract 052 Methods: We compared the prevalence of LVH among 22 413 Indian Asian and European white men and women aged 35–75 years participating in the London Life Sciences Population (LOLIPOP) study, and recruited from the lists of 58 primary care physicians in west London with a response rate of 62%. Clinical, anthropometric and biochemical da
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