CIRCULATING HAEMOGLOBIN LEVELS AND THE RISK OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN ASIAN INDIAN POPULATIONS

Background: The global burden of coronary heart disease (CHD) is estimated to be the highest on the Indian subcontinent. The pathophysiology of this increased risk is complex, multifactorial, and its magnitude increases with migration from India to Britain. Haemoglobin disorders, which also frequen...

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Main Authors: Jeetesh V. Patel, Paul J. Flinders, Avni Vyas, Imogen Glover, Avithra J. Rajan, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Deepak Bhatnagar, K. Srinath Reddy, Michael I. Mackness, J. Kennedy Cruickshank, Elizabeth A. Hughes, Paul N. Durrington
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2015-02-01
Series:European Medical Journal Cardiology
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Online Access:https://www.emjreviews.com/cardiology/article/circulating-haemoglobin-levels-and-the-risk-of-atherosclerosis-in-asian-indian-populations/