Scan. Score. Prevent. 📊🧠💊: A New Era in South Asian Heart Health?

📢 New Data Drop! 🫀💥 South Asian adults in the U.S. have an earlier and sharper rise in coronary artery calcium (CAC) — a silent marker of heart disease risk! 🇮🇳📊   In a first-of-its-kind study combining MASALA & DILWALE cohorts (n=2,743), 65% of South Asian men and 30% of women had CAC >0 by age 55 — and women catch up fast after menopause. 🚹➡️🚺   📌 Sex-specific CAC percentiles = smarter screening, better prevention. 💡 Time to rethink traditional risk calculators for this high-risk group.   🎙️ Podcast title: "Men First, Women Fast 🚹🚺⚡: The CAC Climb in South Asians"   #Cardiology #SouthAsianHealth #HeartDisease #CACScore #PrecisionMedicine #DEIinMedicine #ASCVD #MASALAStudy #DILWALEStudy #JACCAdvances #PreventiveCardiology