Heart Wars: The Red Sari Strikes Back
A look at the South Asian Cardiovascular Center's Red Sari Event The Phantom Menac South Asians account for nearly 25% of the global population, yet we as a community bear over 60% of the world’s heart disease burden. South Asians in the United States have been found to have a near-50% greater mortality rate from cardiovascular disease in comparison to other ethnic communities. South Asian women have a near one-third greater risk of heart disease related death than their Cauc