Moderate, severe asthma increases risk for ischemic heart disease

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Patients with asthma had a greater risk for ischemic heart disease compared with those without asthma, according to a speaker at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

Further, having moderate or severe persistent asthma significantly increased this risk, according to researchers. Read the full story in Healio.