500 Miles Bike-A-Thon to Help Fight South Asian Heart Disease.Five-Day Ride Throughout the Bay Area Starts Today MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- It may be cold and windy, but that isn't stopping Dr. Tony Singh, a South Bay physician, from launching a grueling gru·el·ing also gru·el·ling adj. Physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion: a grueling campaign. gru 500 mile bike-a-thon through the Bay Area communities of San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Fremont, Milpitas, Sunnyvale and San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. to help combat the global epidemic of South Asian heart disease. Dr. Singh's one-man fundraising and awareness campaign will start at 3:30 PM today in front of the South Asian Heart Center at El Camino Hospital El Camino Hospital is a 395-bed hospital based in Mountain View, California. Located on a 41-acre campus in the heart of Silicon Valley, El Camino Hospital serves residents in the El Camino Hospital District -- Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and portions of and end there on Monday afternoon. In between he will visit local community centers and places of worship along the route. He conceive the project after attending a Physician's Symposium sponsored by the South Asian Heart Center in September, where research data collected from 800 participants during the Center's initial 17 months of operations were released. "Tony was so motivated by the speakers and impressed by the research/data that he decided to help in his own unique way to contribute to our mission," said Radhika Ramachandran, Development Director. "His 500-mile long, five-day bike marathon will support our cause and raise funds. We think it's a fantastic way to mark the end-of-the year for the South Asian Heart Center and another milestone for voluntary community participation." "As a physician I found the Center's research and its focus on identifying the causative caus·a·tive adj. 1. Functioning as an agent or cause. 2. Expressing causation. Used of a verb or verbal affix. caus factors for coronary artery disease coronary artery disease, condition that results when the coronary arteries are narrowed or occluded, most commonly by atherosclerotic deposits of fibrous and fatty tissue. , educating physicians, and creating objective risk prediction tools laudable laud·a·ble adj. Healthy; favorable. ," said Dr. Singh. "It's incumbent upon the South Asian community to contribute meaningfully to support this effort, which benefits the entire community." The data collected by the South Asian Heart Center track closely with a large international case control study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal, published 48 times per year by the American Medical Association. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. in early 2007,. demonstrating that South Asians have higher levels of risk factors for heart disease. They also have a four-fold higher incidence of CAD when compared to the general population, with the disease often developing at an earlier age. For information on how to support Dr. Singh's effort go to http://southasianheartcenter.org/newsevents/bikeride.php To learn more about the South Asian Heart Center or to schedule a screening visit the web site at www.southasianheartcenter.org or call (650) 940-SAHC (7242). |
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