Coronary Artery Disease Committee of AAPI: Mission:
The Coronary Artery Disease Committee of AAPI is committed to enhancing Asian Indians knowledge of the prevalence and significance of risk factors for CAD and effective treatments to reduce the risk of heart attacks in Asian Indians. The committee will develop a set of recommendations that are specific to Asian Indians for the management of various coronary artery disease risk factors.

Target Numbers for Indian Americans to achieve, to prevent Coronary Artery Disease:
Non HDL-C should be less than 130 mg/dl
(Total Cholesterol-HDL= Non HDL-C)
LDL-C should be less than 100 mg/dl
HDL-C should be more than 40 mg/dl for males and more than 50 mg/dl for females
If a person has Diabetes or Coronary Artery Disease non-HDL-C should be less than 100 mg/dl and LDL-C less than 70 mg/dl
If a person has Diabetes, A1c should be less than 6.5
Waist Circumference should be less than 35 inches for men and less than 31 inches for women
Quit Smoking

Blood pressure less than 140/80 mm, 120/80 mm if you are a diabetic

Regular Exercise for more than thirty minutes a day
Heart Healthy Diet
If any of the above values are abnormal, make healthy life style changes, seek your physicians' help and take medication under supervision along with healthy diet and exercise, to reach the target numbers.

By the CAD Committee of AAPI
Dr. Purushotham Kotha
Dr. Prakash Deedwania
Dr. Saumil Oza
Dr. K.V. Rao
Dr. Srinath K. Reddy
Dr. Manisha Shaw
Dr. TG Patel
Dr. Enas Enas

http://www.aapiusa.org/pdfs/AAPI_target_numbers_CAD.pdf

http://www.aapiusa.org/pdfs/AAPI_CAD_brochure.pdf

http://www.heartsmart.info/