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Risk stratification for coronary artery disease in multi-ethnic populations: Are there broader considerations for cost efficiency?
Pupalan Iyngkaran, Department of Cardiology, Flinders University, NT Medical School, Darwin 0810, Australia
William Chan, Department of Cardiology Alfred and Western Health, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia
Danny Liew, Clinical Outcomes Research, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne VIC 3004, Australia
Jalal Zamani, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Feris Shiraz University, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348-14336, Iran
John D Horowitz, Department of Cardiology and Clinical Pharmacology, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5011, Australia
Michael Jelinek, Department of Cardiology, Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
David L Hare, Cardiovascular Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria 3084, Australia
James A Shaw, Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Vic 3004, Australia
Author contributions: Iyngkaran P and Jelinek M contributed equally to this work; Iyngkaran P, Jelinek M, Horowitz J, Chan W, Zamanji J, Hare DL, Shaw J designed research paper; Iyngkaran P performed literature review, support from Jelinek M; Iyngkaran P wrote the paper; all authors analyzed data and provided feedback.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All co-authors have won independent and governmental research funding. None pose a conflict of interest for this review.
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Corresponding author: Pupalan Iyngkaran, FRACP, MBBS, Doctor, Department of Cardiology, Flinders University, NT Medical School, Darwin 0810, Australia. balaniyngkaran@hotmail.com
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Received: June 6, 2018
Peer-review started: June 6, 2018
First decision: June 6, 2018
Revised: August 15, 2018
Accepted: December 24, 2018
Article in press: December 24, 2018
Published online: January 18, 2019
Peer-review started: June 6, 2018
First decision: June 6, 2018
Revised: August 15, 2018
Accepted: December 24, 2018
Article in press: December 24, 2018
Published online: January 18, 2019
Core Tip
Core tip: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Globalisation has seen an epidemiological shift in demographics and risk for populations. In planning a cost-effective health service it is important to understand demographic risk and variables in interpretating and managing CAD.