Apollo Hospitals signs MoU with Stanford University

Tie-up formed for studying causes related to cardiovascular risk among diabetics and pre-diabetics in South Asia

Apollo Hospitals has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stanford University for the Stanford South Asian Translational Heart Initiative (SAATHI) related to South Asians and Chronic Disease.

The tie-up is to study the causes associated with cardiovascular risk in diabetic and pre-diabetic South Asians. The MoU is the first step towards a long-term partnership that is expected to develop and grow over time.

The study will capture data on prediabetes and insulin resistance, help physicians understand early patterns of glycemic imbalance, help them understand epigenetic impact on genetically similar populations, and achieve targeted lifestyle and medical therapy. The collaboration will be expanded at a later stage to identify common factors or characteristics contributing to chronic vascular diseases in Massachusetts.

The hospital major, quoting studies said that South Asians have four times higher rate of myocardial infraction (MI) and 40 per cent higher rate of mortality after first MI.