Article: A Silent Killer Targets One Group of Americans More Than Others - Are You Among Them? A New Study Reported at The American Heart Association's Second Asia Pacific Scientific Forum Shows Asian Americans are at Heightened Risk of a Painless Heart Condition That can Progress to a Potentially Fatal Heart Attack.

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Asian Americans beware: You may not feel it but you may be at increased risk -- for heart disease, that is. A new study reported today at the American Heart Association's Second Asia Pacific Scientific Forum shows that Asian Americans are at heightened risk for a painless heart condition called silent myocardial ischemia. It occurs when plaque build-up or an obstruction causes the heart arteries to narrow, restricting the flow of oxygen-rich blood to the heart. But while myocardial ischemia typically causes chest pain, silent myocardial ischemia, as its name implies, is usually pain-free. In the study, seven in 10 patients ...

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