Allergies increase cardiovascular risk

On the occasion of the congress of the American College of Cardiology which was held in South Korea on April 16, scientists presented a study still in progress, not published in a scientific journal for the moment, which would show a link between allergies and the risk of cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

Allergies linked to cardiovascular risk

To reach these conclusions, the authors of this work relied on data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey, which includes the follow-up of 34,417 adults, 10,045 of whom had at least one allergic disorder, whether respiratory, cutaneous , food or otherwise.

The participants had an average age of 48 years. The authors’ results show that the presence of an allergy increases the risk of developing hypertension and coronary heart disease, which affects the vessels of the heart.

Profiles more at risk

These conclusions could be refined. The researchers thus noted that participants aged 18 to 57 were more affected by the risk of hypertension, while African-American men between 39 and 57 were at greater risk of heart disease. Among all types of allergies, asthma was defined as a risk factor in both cases.

Results that need to be confirmed

The authors of the study point out that their results remain at the observation stage and do not validate a strict link between allergies and cardiovascular pathologies.

For Yang Guo, a professor in the Department of Dermatology at the Institute of Dermatology, Shenzhen Hospital, Peking University and one of the lead authors of this work, “for patients with allergic problems, follow-up blood pressure and coronary heart disease examinations should be performed by doctors to ensure that early treatments are given to people with hypertension or coronary heart disease..

Finally, he and his team intend to continue their investigations to understand and establish the link between allergies and cardiovascular diseases.