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ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2022

The association of allergic asthma and carotid intima-media thickness in adolescence: data of the prospective early vascular ageing (EVA)-Tyrol cohort study.

Bernhard Winder, Sophia Zollner-Kiechl, Nadja M Gruber, Benoît Bernar, Nina Gande, Anna Staudt, Katharina Stock, Christoph Hochmayr, Ralf Geiger, Andrea Griesmacher and 5 more

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Article in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03929692 (Effect of a Cardiovascular Health Promotion Program in Youth - The Tyrolean Early Vascular Ageing-study), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03929692 nacompletednot on this map

Effect of a Cardiovascular Health Promotion Program in Youth - The Tyrolean Early Vascular Ageing-study

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedical University InnsbruckRan2015 to 2019Enrolled2,102ConditionsAtherosclerosis, Life StyleArmsMulti-layer health promotion program, Standard health education
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Preclinical atherosclerosis and asthma.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025
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  4. Systemic Inflammation in Asthma: What Are the Risks and Impacts Outside the Airway?The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bernhard WinderDepartment of Pediatrics II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Sophia Zollner-KiechlVASCage, Research Centre on Vascular Ageing and Stroke, Innrain 66a, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Nadja M GruberVASCage, Research Centre on Vascular Ageing and Stroke, Innrain 66a, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Benoît BernarDepartment of Pediatrics II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Nina GandeDepartment of Pediatrics II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Anna StaudtDepartment of Pediatrics II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Katharina StockDepartment of Pediatrics II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Christoph HochmayrDepartment of Pediatrics II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Ralf GeigerDepartment of Pediatrics III, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Andrea GriesmacherCentral Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (ZIMCL), Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Markus AnlikerCentral Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (ZIMCL), Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Stefan KiechlVASCage, Research Centre on Vascular Ageing and Stroke, Innrain 66a, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Ursula Kiechl-KohlendorferDepartment of Pediatrics II, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
Michael KnoflachVASCage, Research Centre on Vascular Ageing and Stroke, Innrain 66a, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria. michael.knoflach@i-med.ac.at.ORCID 0000-0001-5576-6562
Early Vascular Ageing (EVA)-Tyrol Study Group
Innsbruck Medical University · ATVASCage · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn recent years, there has been increasing evidence that asthma is associated with atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. However, data in children and adolescents are scarce and conflicting. We aimed to assess the impact of asthma with and without an allergic component on the carotid intima-media thickness in a large pediatric population.

methodsThe community-based early vascular ageing-Tyrol cohort study was performed between May 2015 and July 2018 in North, East (Austria) and South Tyrol (Italy) and recruited youngster aged 14 years and above. Medical examinations included anthropometric measurements, fasting blood analysis, measurement of the carotid intima-media thickness by high-resolution ultrasound, and a physician guided interview.

resultsThe mean age of the 1506 participants was 17.8 years (standard deviation 0.90). 851 (56.5%) participants were female. 22 subjects had a physician diagnosis of non-allergic asthma, 268 had inhalative allergies confirmed by a positive radio-allergo-sorbent-test and/or prick test, and 58 had allergic asthma. Compared to healthy controls, participants with non-allergic asthma (411.7 vs. 411.7 µm; p = 0.932) or inhalative allergy (420.0 vs. 411.7 µm; p = 0.118) did not have significantly higher carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT). However, participants with allergic asthma had significantly higher cIMT (430.8 vs. 411.7; p = 0.004) compared to those without and this association remained significant after multivariable adjustment for established cardiovascular risk factors.

conclusionAllergic asthma in the youth is associated with an increased carotid intima-media thickness. Physicians should therefore be aware of allergic asthma as a potential cardiovascular risk factor in children and adolescents. Trial Registration Number The EVA-Tyrol Study has been retrospectively registered at clinicaltrials.gov under NCT03929692 since April 29, 2019.

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Carotid Intima-Media ThicknessAdolescentAgingAsthmaCardiovascular DiseasesCarotid ArteriesChildFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateAllergic asthmaAtherosclerosisCarotid intima-media thicknessClinical studies

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