… Finally, the external validity of our findings, especially with regard to the high proportion
of exacerbations and mortality, is limited to represent similar selected populations of …

… and treatment of heart disease in acute exacerbation of COPD. Eur Respir J … do not predict
emphysema progression but are associated with cardiovascular risk and mortality in COPD. …

… chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), comorbidities and worse functional status
predict … linked to increased morbidity or mortality from cardiovascular disease, in line with our …

… ; ie, FEV 1 between 50% and 70% of predicted value, and an increased cardiovascular risk.
… 1 and exacerbation rate and all-cause mortality, but not with major cardiovascular events, in …

… Citation10 The comorbidity, obstruction, dyspnoea, exacerbations (CODEX) index is a
multicomponent scale designed to predict the risk of readmissions and mortality at 1 year for …

… for acute exacerbation, cardiovascular mortality, male sex, long-term oxygen therapy…
prediction of mortality in patients with COPD. The studies that reported on prognostic models did not …

… 5-year prediction of the combination of exacerbations, hospital … mortality rate of elderly
patients during exacerbations was … often associated coronary artery disease, heart failure and a …

… diseases and are leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide with high social and
economic negative impact. Exacerbations of HF and COPD are … cardiovascular disease risk …

… hospital mortality of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive … was an important risk factor
for predicting in-hospital … between COPD and cardiovascular disease. With the progression of …

… , whereas prevention, early detection, and prompt treatment would predict a better
prognosis 2 . However, as the mortality data with regard to AECOPD are limited for China, we …