Current Initiatives – JIGYASA Study (Joint Initiative for Genomic Risk Stratification by Yern Asians to Fight Heart Disease in South Asians) – Make A Dent
At present, the guidelines on when to get a heart calcium scan do not account for people of South Asian descent. If we can determine at what age someone should get a heart calcium scan, we can optimize health care resource use to identify population at risk before a heart attack happens.