Is having asthma associated with an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease? A prospective cohort study of 446 346 Taiwanese adults
Abstract
Objectives
A significant proportion of cardiovascular disease (CVD) cannot be explained by well-known risk factors such as high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes. One potential novel risk factor for CVD is asthma. We aimed to investigate the association between asthma and mortality due to CVD.Design
Prospective cohort study.Setting
A large health check-up programme from 1994 to 2011 in Taipei, Taiwan....Paper Details
Title
Is having asthma associated with an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease? A prospective cohort study of 446 346 Taiwanese adults
Published Date
May 1, 2018
Journal
Volume
8
Issue
5
Pages
e019992 - e019992
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