According to the CDC in the United States, asthma can also impact a person’s risk of developing heart disease or high blood pressure.

Researchers have found a higher risk for coronary heart disease for those between the ages of 39 and 57.

While the link has been established scientists are in the dark as to why it exists.

The University of California’s Dr Raj Dasgupta said: “We can’t show causality, but science does show it’s connected to pro-inflammatory mediators, things that trigger inflammation in the body”.

Source: | This article first appeared on Express.co.uk

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