In a large study utilizing two decades of national data encompassing 603,140 adults, a study determined that asthma and allergic rhinitis were associated with an increased risk of several cardiovascular outcomes such as angina, coronary heart disease (CHD), and heart-attacks.

*KEY FACTS*
- Individuals with a history of asthma faced a 36% higher risk of CHD (OR=1.36), while recent asthma attacks spiked this risk to 66% (OR=1.66). 
- Strikingly, those experiencing a past-year asthma attack exhibited a staggering 142% (OR=2.42) increased odds of angina. 
- Allergic rhinitis independently raised the risk of CHD by 25% (OR=1.25).

Source: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. | [Read full story](https://www.jaci-inpractice.org/article/S2213-2198(24)00154-5/fulltext)