[Cardiological evaluation of the asthmatic adult in the allergologist's office].

Abstract

The basic and clinic measurements in the initial cardiovascular work-up of the adult asthmatic are reviewed. This is complemented with the physiopathology of the two problems the frequently arise when an asthmatic is evaluated: 1) if asthma could cause a heart disease and 2) if a heart disease may be hidden in a presumed asthma.