Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Social Network Study



Status:Completed
Conditions:Peripheral Vascular Disease, Cardiology
Therapuetic Areas:Cardiology / Vascular Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:40 - Any
Updated:8/23/2018
Start Date:September 2014
End Date:February 2018

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Social and Cultural Influences on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in South Asians

It has been argued that social relationships are important to health and well-being. This
study will investigate links between social networks and cardiovascular disease risk factors
in South Asians, the second fastest growing ethnic group in the US and one with disparate
rates of coronary heart disease. Identifying and understanding the links between social
networks and cardiovascular disease is key to the development and testing of family- and
community-level prevention interventions for minorities.

This study will use mixed-methods to investigate links between social networks and
cardiovascular disease risk factors in South Asians, the second fastest growing ethnic group
in the US and one with disparate rates of coronary heart disease. Identifying and
understanding the links between social networks and cardiovascular disease is key to the
development and testing of family- and community-level prevention interventions for
minorities.

Inclusion Criteria:

Participants enrolled in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America
(MASALA) study.

Exclusion Criteria:

People not enrolled in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America
(MASALA) study.
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303 East Superior Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Principal Investigator: Namratha R Kandula, MD,MPH
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San Francisco, California 94143
Phone: 415-353-7919
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