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The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency working to help reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. |
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Coronary Artery Disease among Asian Indians (CADI) Research Foundation provides information on how you can benefit from the latest CADI Research data and participate in ongoing and future research projects. |
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The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin is a forum to facilitate and enable Indian American Physicians to excel in patient care, teaching and research, and to pursue their aspirations in professional and community affairs.
Excellent source for a good nutritional web site is https://www.aapiusa.org/care/healthandnutrition.htm. |
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Lipidhealth is the National Lipid Education Council’s cholesterol-management resource for healthcare professionals. |
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For nutritional parameters of general day to day foods like chappatis, sabzis dal, Diebetes India.com offers a great Indian Food Pyramid that specifies caloric content in various indian foods. http://diabetesindia.com/diabetes/indian_pyramid_veg.htm |
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Book: “How to Beat the Heart Disease Epidemic Among South Asians: A Prevention and Management Guide for Asian Indians and their Doctors,” Enas A Enas, MD, FACC with Sudesh Kannan, PhD, Advanced Heart Lipid Clinic, 2005 |
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Book: “American Medical Association Guide to Preventing and Treating Heart Disease: Essential Information You and Your Family Need to Know about Having a Healthy Heart,” American Medical Association (Author), Martin S. Lipsky MD (Author), Marla Mendelson (Author), Stephen Havas MD MPH (Author), Michael Miller MD (Author), Wiley, 2008 |
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Paper: “Risk Factors for Early Myocardial Infarction in South Asians Compared With Individuals in Other Countries,” Joshi, Islam, Pais,et al: JAMA; Vol. 297 No. 3, January 17, 2007 |
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Review Paper: “South Asians and Cardiovascular Risk: What Clinicians Should
Know,” by Milan Gupta, Narendra Singh and Subodh Verma. Circulation; Journal of the American Heart Association. 2006;113:e924-e929 |
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Paper: “Prudent
Diet and Preventive Nutrition From Pediatrics to
Geriatrics: Current Knowledge and Practical
Recommendations” by Dr. Enas Enas, A Senthilkumar,
Hancy Chennikkara, Marc A Bjurlin |
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Paper: “Physical Activity & Coronary Artery Disease: An overview from El Camino Hospital’s Cardiac Pulmonary Rehabilitation program outlining the health
benefits of physical activity and recommendations for getting started.” |
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Article: “How Can You Rehab a Broken Heart? Exercise, Diet, Stress Reduction”
Mike Edwards, Washington Post, Tuesday, April 5, 2005; Page HE05
A substantial body of evidence holds that cardiac rehabilitation
programs can benefit people who have had a heart attack or undergone
heart surgery, improving their physical fitness and reducing the risk
of another cardiac event. |
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Book: Indian Foods: AAPI’s Guide to Health, Nutrition, and Diabetes:
Nutrition guide for Indians compiled by outstanding dietitians. Presented by Thakor G. Patel, M.D., MACP Advisor, Public Health Committee and Shardad Lakhampal, M.D., President, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, 2002. |
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Lecture: “Asian Americans and Cardiovascular Disease – Larger Implications for Asian Americans and Healthcare,”
Laxman Kanduri, December 2002. Lecture transcript from Mr. Kanduri’s seminar at the City Univ of NY in 2002. He cites a fair amount of evidence regarding the risk factors affecting the South Asian community, including insulin resistance, diabetes, lipid profile, sedentary lifestyle and stress. He also cites the main modes of reducing risk involve the lifestyle modifications that we are targeting for the South Asian Heart Center. A link to his transcript can be found at
http://www.aaari.info/2002-2003_Lectures_Bios.htm. |
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Book: How to Beat the Heart Disease Epidemic among South Asians, Dr. Enas Enas and Dr. Sudesh Kannan, Advanced Heart Lipid Clinic. |
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