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Article: Asian Americans at heightened risk of 'silent' heart disease.
- Article from:
- Heart Disease Weekly
- Article date:
- July 6, 2003
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2003 JUL 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study reported at the American Heart Association's Second Asia Pacific Scientific Forum shows that Asian Americans are at heightened risk for a painless heart condition that can progress without warning to a potentially fatal heart attack.
The condition, silent myocardial ischemia, occurs when plaque buildup or an obstruction causes 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.
"Typically, decreased blood flow to the heart causes the ...