Asthma predicts cardiovascular disease events: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To identify and characterize an association between persistent asthma and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Approach and results

MESA is a longitudinal prospective study of an ethnically diverse cohort of individuals free of known CVD at its inception. The presence and severity of asthma were assessed in the MESA at examination 1. Persistent asthma was defined as asthmatics using controller medications (inhaled corticosteroids, leukotriene inhibitors, and oral corticosteroids) and intermittent asthma as asthmatics not using controller medications. Participants were followed up for a mean (SD) of 9.1 (2.8) years for development of incident CVD (coronary death, myocardial infarction, angina, stroke, and CVD death)

SUBMITTER: Tattersall MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4441553 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature