ArticleClinical cardiology2013
Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study: objectives, methods, and cohort description.
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- Chronic Stress and Cardiovascular Health: The MESA and MASALA Studies.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
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- Drivers of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in South Asians: Current Insights and Future Directions.JACC. Asia · 2026Review
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- Everyday Discrimination and Its Predictors in the MASALA Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
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- Beyond the Usual Suspects: A Narrative Review of High-Yield Non-Traditional Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Arterial Stiffness and Central Hemodynamics in South Asian, African American, and White Adolescents and Young Adults-The Charisma Study.American journal of hypertension · 2026Article
- Development and Evaluation of a Planetary Health Diet Index: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Study.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2026Article
- Association of Lp(a) With Cardiovascular Disease and All-Cause Mortality in U.S. Hispanics and Latinos.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2025Article
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- Experiences of hot flashes, urinary incontinence and mood among South Asian American women: the MASALA study.Climacteric : the journal of the International Menopause Society · 2025Observational
- Incidence of Heart Failure in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Other Pacific Islander Populations.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundSouth Asians (individuals from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) have high rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) that cannot be explained by traditional risk factors. There are few prospective cohort studies investigating antecedents of CVD in South Asians.
objectivesThe Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study is investigating the prevalence, correlates, and outcomes associated with subclinical CVD in a population-based sample of South Asian men and women age 40-79 years at 2 US clinical field centers. POPULATION AND METHODOLOGY: This cohort is similar in methods and measures to the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) to allow for efficient cross-ethnic comparisons. Measurements obtained at the baseline examination include sociodemographic information, lifestyle and psychosocial factors, standard CVD risk factors, oral glucose tolerance testing, electrocardiography, assessment of microalbuminuria, ankle and brachial blood pressures, carotid intima-media wall thickness using ultrasonography, coronary artery calcium measurement, and abdominal visceral fat measurement using computed tomography. Blood samples will be assayed for biochemical risk factors. Between October 2010 and March 2013, we enrolled 906 South Asians with mean age of 55 ± 9 years (46% women; 98% immigrants who have lived 27 ± 11 years in the United States). The sociodemographic characteristics of this cohort are representative of US South Asians. Participants are being followed with annual telephone calls for identification of CVD events including acute myocardial infarction and other coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, congestive heart failure, therapeutic interventions for CVD, and mortality.
conclusionsThe MASALA study will provide novel data on the prevalence and associations of cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical atherosclerosis in South Asians living in the United States.
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