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Article: Asthma linked to heart disease risk
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- March 3, 2001
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Asthma linked to heart disease risk
Associated Press
Saturday, March 3, 2001
San Antonio -- Asthma sufferers appear to be unusually prone to
heart disease, a study found, offering new clues about the hazards of
lingering inflammation.
Other research has linked asthma with heart trouble, but those
studies did not clearly distinguish the effect of smoking, which
contributes to both asthma and cardiovascular disease.
In the new study, doctors from the Kaiser Permanente health plan
found that even non-smokers have a clearly elevated risk of heart
disease. It appears to be one-third higher than the risk in people
without asthma.
The reason for this is unclear. The researchers speculate that ...