MASALA Study

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

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

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/articl…

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.

@dr_muniyappa Here are 2 recent intervention trials focused on prevention among U.S. South Asians: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac… And SAATH thelancet.com/journals/lanog…

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/articl…

Read our study’s origin story… indiaspora.org/building-a-las… 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/articl…

New paper in JAHA led by @NUFeinbergMed students Havisha Pedamallu ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.11…

Prevention must start early in life…especially for South Asian populations newsroom.heart.org/news/heart-dis…

Thank you for featuring our study @UCSF magazine.ucsf.edu/heart-risks-me…

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

Proud of our trainee, Eve Manghis, presenting her work @AHAScience

**new paper** by Eve Manghis, R3 @UCSFDOM on remnant cholesterol (triglyceride-rich particles), showing independent association with incident CAC in South Asian Americans lipidjournal.com/article/S1933-…

Going to AHA @AHAScience in November? Come meet our investigators and see our newest findings: - MASALA Exam 3 (echo) - our cohort expansion with Bangladeshi & Pakistani participants - MASALA-2G study by @NilayShahMDMPH

Did you miss the fantastic SANSAR webinar about CVD updates in South Asian populations? We had over 400 attendees… Not too late to register for next week’s webinar with fabulous speakers:

Happy Diwali! May the lights guide us to a more peaceful and healthy future for all 🪔