# The Hidden Heart Disease Risk No One Is Talking About in the South Asian Community | Dr. Ambreen Mohamed

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Published: 2026-08-21T09:00:00+00:00
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South Asians represent about a quarter of the world's population but account for over 60 percent of the world's heart disease. The highest rates of diabetes and metabolic syndrome. And yet most women in the community have no idea this could be coming for them. This week I spoke with Dr. Ambreen Mohamed, a cardiologist with a passion for improving cardiovascular health, particularly in South Asian communities. This is a conversation I have wanted to have for a long time, and it is personal. I lost my mother to a massive heart attack over a year ago, and like so many women in our community, her symptoms did not look like what we are taught to recognize. We talk about why women's heart attack symptoms are so often dismissed, why the research was built on men for decades, and why what we call atypical is actually just different. We get into the genetics that make South Asians uniquely vulnerable, including lipoprotein A, APOB, insulin resistance, visceral fat distribution, and why someone can look healthy on the outside and have significant cardiovascular risk on the inside. We talk about the cultural pressures that make South Asian women put everyone else first, and how chronic stress compounds an already elevated risk. We also cover what good prevention actually looks like. What to ask your doctor. What markers to check beyond a standard cholesterol panel. How pregnancy history, PMOS, preeclampsia, and early menopause all factor into cardiovascular risk assessment. And what is coming down the pipeline in cardiology that gives Dr. Mohamed genuine excitement. This is not a doom and gloom conversation. It is an empowering one. Because knowing your risk is the first step to doing something about it. South Asians make up about 25 percent of the world's population but account…

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