With spring, respiratory allergies are back. These, but also skin or food allergies, could be linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In what proportions? The researchers present at the last congress of theAmerican College of Cardiology offer first leads.
L’American College of Cardiology meets until April 16 when of a congress in South Korea to discuss the prevention and the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. On this occasion, researchers presented the results of their work, which has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal, on the potential links between allergies, whether food, respiratory or skin, and an increased risk ofhypertension and cardiovascular diseases.
” For patients with allergic problems, follow-up examinations of the pressure blood and coronary heart disease should be done by doctors to ensure that early treatment is given to people with high blood pressure or coronary heart disease », says Yang Guoa researcher at the University of Hong Kong and principal investigator of the study.
Observations to be confirmed
The study based on data of National Health Interview Survey of 2012. In all, 34,417 adults were monitored, including 10,045 with at least an allergic disorder. According to their result, a history of allergy is associated with an increased risk of developing high blood pressure and coronary heart disease. More detailed analyzes make it possible to identify the profiles most at risk.
People with a history of allergic disorders between the ages of 18 and 57 are at significant risk for hypertension, while male, African-American participants between the ages of 39 and 57 are most at risk of developing hypertensive disorders. heart problems. asthmaoften present in people withrespiratory allergiesis a risk factor for both conditions.
These observations need to be confirmed by larger studies. If this is only an observation and not the demonstration of a strict link between allergy and cardiovascular disease, researchers hope to understand why people with allergies have a more fragile cardiovascular health.
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