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How to Beat the Heart Disease Epidemic Among South Asians: A Prevention and Management Guide for Asian Indians and Their Doctors

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Post heart attack I bought or borrowed numerous books on heart disease. This book has information that is scattered over many sources and so is a nice addition to the literature on heart disease and would be very valuable to anybody who wants to understand their disease and manage it or try to avoid getting it. It does a good job of explaining the current understanding of heart disease development, and several practical steps one can take to avoid getting the disease or manage it if one has it. While one focus of the book is the much higher than normal incidence of heart disease in South Asians in reality it is an excellent read for just about anybody. It does a very nice job of summarizing a great deal of research and highlights the Indian specific risk factors and appropriate medical responses. Much of the data is backed up by references to the medical literature that one can consult if one so desires (so much of the book is evidence based rather than anecdotal in nature). As an example of the obscure data that is hard to find but is included in the book is a quantification of expected benefit from several lifestyle & theraputic changes likes loosing weight or lowering LDL or quitting smoking etc.

"How To Beat The Heart Disease Epidemic among South Asians" by Drs. Enas A Enas, MD and Sudesh Kannan, Phd, is very well researched and a very clearly written guide not only for South Asians, but for all of us who want to live a higher quality of life our entire lifetime. This wonderful guide will be a fund of useful knowledge for my wife and I for years to come. Enas and Kannan have delivered a great gift to all of us seeking the latest knowledge on how to live healthy lives with lower blood pressure and lower cholesterol which leads to a healthy heart. If the great knowledge in this book is followed by the readers they will become healthier and happier and remain so throughout thier lives. I have recommended this book to Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN. I highly recommend it to anyone of any race, culture or ethnic group. My compliments to the authors. Colonel Joseph M. Blair III US Army Retired US Masters Swimmer Age 63

I am a Caucasian and was recently diagnosed as having Type II Diabetes. Yes, this book has research focus on Asian Indians, but it is packed with substantial information that will benefit anyone looking for answers. Answers your own doctor may not know or doesn't have time to tell you. The comparison of risk factors for different ethnic groups was fascinating. "Genetics loads the gun, but environment pulls the trigger". This book is well-written, in a clear non-technical language, that the average person can understand. It is chock full of charts, tables and highlighted areas that summarize key points and useful information. From start to finish, Heart Disease, Nutrition, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Diabetes and Medications, this book explains what, why and how to manage.

W. Palmquist
New Lenox, IL

Finally, here is a comprehensive book available for the physicians as well as general public written in simple language but replete with the latest information about coronary artery disease among the South Asians. The term South Asians includes people from the Indian Subcontinent ( Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Nepal ) who are in the midst of an epidemic of premature coronary artery disease that affects them rather aggressively. Even though, South Asians are, in general, less prone to obesity compared to Americans, there is a condition called " metabolically obese" meaning that the same criteria for abdominal obesity in fact do not apply to this ethnic group. The threshold for waist cicumference for abdominal obesity ( also associated with visceral obesity--fat deposition in the abdominal organs )is lower than in people of European origin. Metabolic Syndrome and diabetes are common among South Asians as are some specific lipid abnormalities including high triglycerides, low HDL and high LPa. High homocysteine is another contributory factor. The book's primary author is Dr. Enas M Enas who is a pioneer cardiologist with large amount of published reports and studies to his credit. The book is highly readable, informative and extremely useful for physicians and the lay public. There is a large bibliography at the end of the book for further research and reading. As a practicing cardiologist with interest in preventive cardiology and lipidology, I highly recommend this book and applaud Dr. Enas for making it available on a wide scale.

I have Heart Problems I got a Difibillator implanted in me, i have conjutive heart failure, im in need of a heart transplant, so that tell u im very sick, but yet My Doctor, gave me infromation about this book, Now how many Doctor give there patients in formation that might talk away there there care !!. this book is Great it tell how to eat right for the heart and it explan every thing u want to know about your heart problem . or any heart Problems. I Recommend this book to anyone with heart problem or to provent heart problem.


Mike PIcart

Dr. Enas has compiled his enormous knowledge and expertise, based on his extensive clinical background and research on heart disease during last three decades, into a single book. It convinces, even the skeptics, the deeply troubling, at the same time not very well understood problem of the twin epidemics of heart disease and diabetes among the people worldwide and particularly among the South Asian population. It discusses with great clarity as to why South Asians should be tested and treated differently. This excellent book by an very well known cardiologist in the field of heart disease among the South Asians, written in a easily understandable language, is a must read for all South Asians in diaspora as well as in their native land.

Very informational book-ideal for medical and non-medical audience. Details on research and the statistics adds to the value of the book. Wish there was a workbook for people to keep a track of their life style changes and the benefits. Loved the recipes and nutritional information. Highly recommend it to South Asians in America and also in their native countries.

I have seen many Indian and Pakistani Physicians die of heart attacks in their 40s and 50s both in USA and in India. I have been passionate about talking about this problem to both Physicians and General public. We urgently need awareness among Physicians and non-physicians alike to combat the heart disease epidemic that devastates so many South Asian families. This is the book to help in this mission. This book by Drs Enas and Kannan contains all the medical information and preventive strategies fully explained in a simple language. It is practical, covers the scientific facts and research in depth. I found the KEY POINTS IN A NUTSHELL -end of the section summary -very pertinent and useful. This book is an excellent resource for Physicians who treat or manage diabetes and heart disease in any ethnic group, not just South Asians. It elaborates the primary ,secondary and tertiary prevention strategies very well.
This book brings out all aspects of the dreaded disease: need for public awareness,identification, prevention, management and treatment issues of cardiovasculardisease and heart attacks in particular. V.P.Veluswamy MD

This book by Drs' Enas and Kannan is a superb effort at highlighting the silent epidemic affecting south asians. It does yeoman service by drawing attention not only to factors that affect this population but provides information and resources which help laymen and physicians alike understand the disease process. It goes a step further than traditional books by devoting half the volume to educate readers on prevention of heart disease. The format and not just the content makes the book a pleasure to read. Once I picked it up I just had to race through it at one sitting. However, since then I have gone back to the book on numerous occasions only to be impressed by the amount of information that it provides.
This book is a must have for all, physicians and lay people alike,not just those from south asia.