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The Epidemic of Coronary Heart Disease in South Asian Populations: Causes and Consequences
[ First Edition ]
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Contents
Contents : iv
List of Contributors : vi
Foreword : Prof. L Donaldson
Prof. Sir C George
Lord N Patel viii
Preface : KCR Patel and RS Bhopal ix
Acknowledgements : x
The South Asian Health Foundation : xi
Glossary : xiv
Chapter 1: Coronary heart disease in South Asians: the scale of the problem and the challenge RS Bhopal 1
Chapter 2: Conceptualising the causes of coronary heart disease in South Asians J Kooner and J C Chambers 19
Chapter 3: Coronary heart disease in South Asians: the impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus JK Cruickshank, A Vyas, M Banerjee and JC Oldroyd 48
Chapter 4: Endothelial Dysfunction : underlying mechanisms and their relevance for coronary heart disease in South Asians A M Shah and M T Kearney 63
Chapter 5: Fetal and early life origins of cardiovascular disease in South Asians C Fall 73
Chapter 6: Coronary heart disease in South Asian populations - the role of genetics NJ Samani and P Sharma 81
Chapter 7: Inflammation and infection in coronary heart disease - a role in South Asians? S Gupta 89
Chapter 8: Nutrition and coronary heart disease in South Asians TAB Sanders 102
Chapter 9: Hypertension and coronary heart disease in South Asians C Agyemang and RS Bhopal 110
Chapter 10: Smoking and smoking cessation in South Asian communities Q Zaidi 121
Chapter 11: Physical activity among South Asians in Britain M White 129
Chapter 12: Poverty, stress and racism as factors in South Asian heart disease R Williams and S Harding 138
Chapter 13: Overview of South Asian coronary heart disease and the road ahead M Marmot 14