Background and objective The availability of chest computed tomography (CT) imaging can
help diagnose comorbidities associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Background Thoracic computed tomography (CT) scans are widely performed in clinical
practice, often leading to detection of airway or parenchymal abnormalities in asymptomatic …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exhibits significant heterogeneity in its
clinical presentation and rate of disease progression among affected individuals, owing at …

Introduction Comorbidities are common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD). Estimates of prevalence, incidence and prognostic impact of comorbidities …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a systemic inflammatory
disorder associated with increased comorbid prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. We …

Background and objective Several diseases commonly co-exist with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), especially in elderly patients. This study aimed to investigate …

Comorbidities significantly contribute to morbidity, mortality, and health-care costs in
individuals with COPD. Comorbidity prevalence does not always correlate with lung disease …

Background This study aimed to evaluate whether incidental CT findings of emphysema,
airway thickening and bronchiectasis, as seen on CT scans performed for other non …

CT scans of 474 patients with suspected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
were retrospectively evaluated by automated software. There was a correlation between the …

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), comorbidities and worse functional status
predict worse outcomes, but how these predictors compare with regard to different outcomes …