“…The South Asian nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal account for about a quarter of the world’s population and contribute the highest proportion of the world’s CVD burden, many of whom are also young [ 103 ]. There are considerable data on sex differences of ACS in the region, particularly from India [ 11 , 12 , 106 , 107 , 108 ] and Bangladesh [ 18 , 105 , 109 , 110 ], albeit women comprising less than a quarter of participants [ 11 , 12 , 105 , 106 ]. Demographics were similar to global patterns, with women being older, with more CV risk factors, notably more diabetes and hypertension [ 11 , 12 , 105 , 106 , 107 , 108 , 109 , 111 , 112 ].…”