Are patients with asthma at increased risk of coronary heart disease?

Background Inflammation plays a role in the pathogenesis of athero-thrombosis. Because of the chronic, inflammatory nature of asthma, we hypothesized a possible link asthma and prospective risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods We performed a cohort study among 70 047 men and 81 573 women, 18...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of epidemiology 2004-08, Vol.33 (4), p.743-748
Hauptverfasser:	Iribarren, Carlos, Tolstykh, Irina V, Eisner, Mark D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Asthma Asthma - complications Asthma - immunology California - epidemiology Coronary Disease - epidemiology Coronary Disease - etiology Coronary Disease - immunology coronary heart disease Epidemiologic Methods Female Humans inflammation Male Middle Aged Sex Factors
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