Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (an NIH-funded longitudinal cohort)
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Why do South Asians experience higher rates of heart disease and type 2 diabetes earlier in life?
We sit down with Dr. Alka Kanaya: Internal Medicine physician & Medicine Prof at UCSF, founding Principal Investigator of the MASALA Study.
MASALA-LEIA (Linking Ectopic Fat, Inflammation, & Atherosclerosis) is the 1st large NIH-funded study to combine coronary CT angiography (CCTA) w/ detailed immune & ectopic fat profiling in an asymptomatic South Asian American cohort.
Learn more: masalastudy.org/
Our team is excited and grateful to launch a new 5-year, multi-institutional @NIH R01 investigating ectopic fat, inflammation, and atherosclerosis
Led by @nammi_kan @MattFeinsteinMD @SuneilKoliwad with an incredible team of investigators, staff, and participants @NUFeinbergMed
MASALA Study retweeted
So grateful for the opportunity to lead mechanistic work connected to this fascinating study of ectopic fat and atherosclerosis. Thanks to @NIHFunding for the opportunity! @masala_study @AtUcsf @alka_kanaya
Our team is excited and grateful to launch a new 5-year, multi-institutional @NIH R01 investigating ectopic fat, inflammation, and atherosclerosis
Led by @nammi_kan @MattFeinsteinMD @SuneilKoliwad with an incredible team of investigators, staff, and participants @NUFeinbergMed
Our team is excited and grateful to launch a new 5-year, multi-institutional @NIH R01 investigating ectopic fat, inflammation, and atherosclerosis
Led by @nammi_kan @MattFeinsteinMD @SuneilKoliwad with an incredible team of investigators, staff, and participants @NUFeinbergMed
MASALA Study retweeted
Top 10 Tips for CV Prevention in Patients Like Me medscape.com/viewarticle/top…
Nice to see work cited here. Thanks for sharing. @Kpakanati3
@AKulkarniMD @masala_study @CiccaroneCenter
MASALA Study retweeted
Superb #GrandRounds by @alka_kanaya @UCSF today! Thank you for sharing insightful findings from @masala_study - critical for tailoring early prevention & treatment strategies for South Asians in the US, who often face high rates of #CVD risk factors. @UofLMedicine @UofLHealth
MASALA Study retweeted
Please join our guest speaker @alka_kanaya from
@UCSF @UCSFMedicine for next week's visiting #Cardiology #GrandRounds! @masala_study
🗓️Wed, April 22
⏰12 - 1 PM ET
🔗Register at bit.ly/4sNS99x
@UofLMedicine @UofLHealth @DineshKalra @UCSFHospitals @UofCalifornia
MASALA Study retweeted
South Asian adults in the US develop cardiovascular disease risk factors earlier than other groups, according to new research from the MASALA cohort study. Here’s what that means for prevention. ja.ma/4t8wSIt
New paper led by @UCSF resident @EveManghis
👏🏼👏🏼
Among MASALA participants:
Higher PREVENT-ASCVD estimated risk was associated with higher thoracic aortic calcium (TAC) in women and higher CAC in men
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
At what age does CVD risk begin to diverge among South Asians compared to other groups? Understanding risk trajectories allows us to identify people who can benefit from prevention before CVD events.
South Asian adults in the US develop cardiovascular disease risk factors earlier than other groups, according to new research from the MASALA cohort study. Here’s what that means for prevention. ja.ma/3NCyudL
MASALA Study retweeted
Excited to share our latest from @masala_study in @JACCJournals
Parity & ASCVD risk in South Asian🤰🏻
👶 ≥2 births → 📈 ↑ BP & LDL-C (~5 yrs)
🫀Multiparity = ↑ CV risk signal → closer follow-up
Grateful to @jaideeppatelmd @GarimaVSharmaMD
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Read our study’s origin story…
indiaspora.org/building-a-la…
Thanks to @indiaspora
@UCSF @NUFeinbergMed @nyulangone @NIH
Adipokines and CVD risk factors…some interesting sex differences 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
New paper led by @UCSF medical student, Salil Uttarwar, with support from mentor, Meghana Gadgil
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Prevention must start early in life…especially for South Asian populations
newsroom.heart.org/news/hear…
New paper in JAHA led by @NUFeinbergMed students Havisha Pedamallu
ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.…
Expressing our gratitude to the participants, staff, investigators, and institutions who have helped to create, sustain, and amplify MASALA 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Dr Nammi Kandula presenting our MASALA expansion cohort results comparing risk factors and PREVENT scores among three South Asian subgroups @AHAScience
Lots of interesting results from the MASALA-2G pilot study by @NilayShahMDMPH @AHAScience
